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Identifier | BCM2019-1109B |
Description | World War I uniform breeches. Button fly (4) and large hook and eye and button waist closure. Six buttons inside waistband for suspenders attachment. Jodhpur-style trousers-baggy at hips, tight at calves. Button closures at lower leg (4 on top half, 3 on lower half). Breeches fitted from knee down to foot. Back pockets (internal) with flap & button closure. Front pockets: cut-away. Pockets and waistband lining made of cotton (army green). Belt loops around waist (6). Buckle and strap to tighten waist. Watch/coin pocket above front, right pants pocket. Serge-finished seams on inside. Legs have second layer of fabric lining inner thighs and calves. |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1112C |
Description | Men's uniform cap for "Brakeman" on Union Pacific Railroad. Cap made of polyester knit, top lined with black lining fabric. Hat band made of black/dark gray 1 1/2" wide grosgrain ribbon, stitched at center back. 4 rivet airholes at top sides of cap (2 each side). Double-row of black braid above visor, held in place with 2 metal Union Pacific-embossed buttons. Buttons attached with make-shift cotter pins. Visor made of hardened black plastic. Manufacturer stamp inside roof of cap |
with plastic covering sewn over stamp. | |
Creator | Ruby's Uniform Caps, 205 W. Madison St., Chicago |
"Brakeman" | |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1110A |
Description | World War I uniform coat. Four front patch-pockets with button and flap closures. Five front button closures (neck to waist) and two hooks and eyes to close bottom of coat skirt. Buttons: Front - eagle and shield and sun, ribbon at top "E Pluribus Unum" |
Back - *AM. BUTTON CO.* Newark, N. J.* . Left arm one stripe-top (red color). Left arm, 4" above sleeve hem, "V"-shaped, 19 coiled metal tubes, copper. Left shoulder sleeve: Infantry patch, red. Sleeves lined with "green" cotton. Mandarin collar with hook and eye closure. 2 Pins: One-US | |
Two-2 crossed rifles. Epaulets with buttons. Coat lined with "green" cotton | |
not attached at hemline. | |
Creator | Frankel Uniform Co., New York, Contract July 18, 1918, Specification No. 1285, New York DEPOT, Q. M. C. "18436" (red ink). Stamped: David Coh |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1113 |
Description | Black and white check (gingham) seersucker dress. Small check pattern in round yoke at neckline and in belt straps and tie at waistline. Front waist straps end 5 1/2" toward front waistline (each side) with black 2-hole plastic buttons. Length is mid-calf. Front skirt pleated (12). Back skirt gathered. Center back YKK zipper. Elbow-length sleeve, loose. Inserted shoulder pads. Serge seam-finished. Seams are machine chain-stitched. |
Creator | Kathie Lee Collection |
Made in Philippines | |
Style: 04-0416 | |
Size 12 | |
70% Polyester / 30% Rayon | |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1110B |
Description | World War I uniform breeches, army green. Jodhpur-style trousers-baggy at hips, tight at calves. Breeches fitted from knee down to foot |
closed with lacings (shoe-string-type) in 10x10 riveted lacing holes. Legs have second layer of fabric lining inner thighs and calves, lower half is quilted. Two back slit-pockets | |
two front cut-away pockets, plus a coin/watch slit pocket above right front pocket. All pockets (inside) made with cotton/canvas-type fabric. Buttons fly closure (4) and one waistband button closure. Fly lined inside with burlap-type fabric. Six belt loops. Waistband lined with cotton/unbleached muslin. *Small loop at back waistband (inside) at lower edge. *Inside seams-1/2 twill tape covering center of legs and crotch seams, 2 rows of stitching (straddling seam). | |
Creator | W. & T. Allen Co., Contract 4-26-18 (1918), Specification No. 2394 P, Philadelphia Depot, Q. M. C. Initials "H H" (tag on underside of right, front pocket.) |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1114 |
Description | Drop waist, tunic-style bodice, straight-line, no fitting seams. "T"-shaped tunic. Seam across top of shoulder, no armscye seam for drop-shoulder sleeve. 11 silk-covered buttons (3/16" diameter) on each shoulder seam. 23 (same) buttons down center front of dress. (1 button missing) Neckline and sleeve hem finish is a double-fold hem. Center front has lined slit under front buttons with topstitching. At hipline, two offset rows of pleated silk for skirt, attached to a silk "slip" from hip to top of second skirt - one pleated skirt: 7 1/2" long, Second: 9 1/2" long, making dress knee length. Pleats are 1/4+" deep. Above pleats: 1/8" mock piping (flat) around circumference of skirt. Sash around hipline at top of pleated skirt: 7" wide, finished edges, silk or satin, color matched to dress fabric |
tied in bow at left hip with draping tie ends. Bows 6" long, tie ends 13" long-reaching bottom of dress skirt | |
ends cut at angle. Sash hand-stitched to dress at center-back, side seams, and front left hip at bow. Seam finish inside is a french seam. Seam finish bottom of pleated skirts with zigzag-type overlock, creates an embroidered look. *Fabric of dress was shredded due to improper placement on over-sized mannequin and probably displayed in sunlight. Right back bodice, right back sash, and both back shoulders shredded and ripped. Sash also shredded at both side hips. | |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1115 |
Description | Child's Colonial costume. Blue cotton or linen gathered skirt with "V" point at center front. Blue, pink, yellow, white, green floral cotton boice with "V" point at bottom of center-front waistline. Same floral mid-bicep straight sleeves |
then blue (skirt fabric) gathered 5 3/4" long flounces. Floral gathered hip over-skirt, knee length, stops 2" from each side of center-front "V" point and 2" from centerback. Shawl collar of faded white guaze fabric. Ends of shawl collar slipped through 1" cloth loop (sewn onto floral bodice). All hem finishes are double-fold hems. No seam finishes. | |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1111A |
Description | Men's black wool serge suit coat. |
Creator | 3523 hand-written on inside right sleeve lining (toward arm front) , 3" down from shoulder seam. |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1111B |
Description | Men's black cotton serge or twill broadfall trousers. Two front cut-away pockets plus upper watch pocket on right side. Front pockets have flaps facing up that are quilted in diamond shapes. Back slit pocket on right, back hip. Back yoke below waistline with 2-piece "sinching" feature, closed by a metal buckle. (*Buckle stamped "Patent 1855"). Two metal buttons (4-hole) on outside of waistband back. Front waistband has (currently) four plastic and metal buttons, but places for six, based on thread still in fabric. Front fly closure has four gold metal buttons. Waistband closure has two metal buttons, facing inside of pants (not visible to outside). Waistband lined with cream and blue stripe cotton. Center-back waistband has inset gusset. Trousers lined with dark tan cotton twill to "boxer" area. Pocket linings made with cotton twill. Facing around fly and below waistband of polished cotton. Hem of pants lengthened with dark tan buckram (cut on bias) and cream cotton (thick) twill tape. |
Creator | 3523 hand-written on inside front right pocket lining |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1111C |
Description | Men's white vest with scoop neckline and 1 1/4" lapels, rounded at corners. Fabric is a patterned cotton weave. Two front slash pockets. Four buttons (2-hole, white plastic with sun ray design) with keyhole-type buttonholes. Two loops of twill tape, each 3 1/2" long doubled, sewn behind top 2 buttons- inside vest. 2 cinch-buckles, one at each side waist. Sides, back, and lining of cotton muslin. Carter and Holmes label inside lower left side lining. Fitted with center-back seam and darts at lower edge at waistline to pocket slash. |
Creator | Label: (inside front left hem) "Carter & Holmes, Makers Chicago., "The Right Kind"" |
2 cinch-buckles at waist sides with "Carter & Holmes" embossed at buckle top, front, and "PAT-819.180" on bottom back. | |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
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