It looks really nice, where can one order the book, or does one just email the bookstore?
Katy On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 9:51 PM, Vicki Betts <vbe...@gower.net> wrote: > > http://www.kent.edu/museum/exhibits/exhibitdetail.cfm?customel_datapageid_22 > 03427=2514745 > > http://kentstateuniversitymuseum.wordpress.com/ > > Today I received in the mail the exhibit catalog for Kent State University > Museum's exhibit "On the Home Front: Civil War Fashions and Domestic > Life." > The exhibit runs September 30, 2011-August 26, 2012. The 35 page paperback > catalog costs $7.95 each before tax and postage. It "focuses on the daily > life and experiences of the American civilian population during the Civil > War and in the years immediately following. The pieces on exhibit, > including women's and children's costumes, supplemented with related > photographs, decorative arts and women's magazines, are organized > thematically...concentrates on the material circumstances of the North, > particularly around Ohio." > > Includes: > Blue and black striped dress, late 1860s, sheer white cotton with blue and > black striped bodice, skirt, apron, and bow > Jacket of Civil War uniform, ca. 1863, US colonel in coast artillery > Striped day dress, ca. 1862, wool/linen blend skirt and bodice trimmed with > black braid > Child's red dress, 1860s, wool, black braid along cuffs and hem > Woman's jacket, 1860s, black plus with braid trim and quilted cotton lining > Union military coat, Brooks Brothers, 1861-1865 > Blue silk dress, ca. 1865, silk taffeta with glass beaded fringe, shown > with > wool paisley shawl > Evening dress with burnous, English, ivory silk skirt and bodice and > bodice > with salmon-colored wheat sheaves (not show well due to featured burnous), > ivory wool wrap with quilted satin, including closeup of inside of hood > Black lace wrap, early 1860s; tan taffeta skirt; sheer pinstriped cotton > blouse (not show well because the the featured silk wrap) > Brown velvet cape, ca. 1860, velvet cape with embroidery and fringe; worn > over brown plaid day dress, silk taffeta trimmed with fringe (skirt only > shown due to featured cape) > Evening dress with warp printed flowers, ca. 1860, ivory silk; detail of > laced up back and ruched ribbon trim around neckline > Purple plaid dress, late 1860s, silk taffeta bodice, skirt, and overdress > with brocaded floral accents; detail of back > CDV of two children; cabinet card of federal officer > Hair bracelet with gold locket containing picture of Lourens W. Wolcott > Illustration of hair ornaments from Godey's > Hair jewelry ca. 1870--brooch and pendant made from Emma Pierce's hair for > Fanny V. Sackett > Silk quilt attributed to Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley, with raised eagle and > flower motifs, fabrics may be from Mary Todd Lincoln's dresses--complete > photo and detail of center > Cage crinoline ca. 1865--elliptical > Corset ca. 1865, cotton (19 inch waist); illustrations from La Mode > Illustree > Drawers, 1865-1866; illustrations from La Mode Illustree > Corset cover and petticoat, 1868 > Two more views of blue and black striped dress mentioned first (it's also > on > the cover) > Ca. 1860 dress, white cotton with plum and red zigzag and floral patterns > White cotton seersucker blouse, 1860s, with purple windowpane check dress, > silk taffeta bodice and skirt, cut similar to a Swiss belt with shoulder > straps, shown from thigh up > Sheer white cotton ball gown with blue satin sash, early 1860s > Indigo dress, mid 1860s, indigo cotton with resist printed leaf motif > Child's dress, 1860s, white cotton dress with small floral print accented > with pink cotton edged with white braid > CDV of two young sisters > CDV of couple (opposite section on weddings--she's not wearing a white > dress > but is wearing a white floral headpiece) > Brown wedding dress, Ca. 1860, wool with floral print. (ummmmm--looks like > the bride was probably "on the road to Boston") > Wedding dress, 1868, cotton gauze bodice and skirt, silk satin belt, > includes close up of front from knees up, plus full length of back > Ivory wedding dress and slippers, 1861, dress shown from back, hip up > Jacket of Civil War uniform--detail--black broadcloth and brass eagle > button > > This catalog is well worth the money. > > If anyone knows of a similar exhibit for the southern states, would you > please post the information? > > Vicki Betts > Tyler, TX > > > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > -- Katy Bishop, Vintage Victorian katybisho...@gmail.com www.VintageVictorian.com Custom reproduction gowns of the Victorian Era. Publisher of the Vintage Dress Series books. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
