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 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. (um--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
>
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