Historic New England

Dress

Sleeveless dress with button front, round neckline, narrow straps, and inseam pockets. Quilted green and brown color blocks with green, gray, and brown ovals. Size 14.

Date: 1971

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer) Wakisaka, Katsuji, 1944- (Designer) Design Research (Retailer)

Material: cotton (textile), polyester (fiber), nylon

GUSN: 322893

Accession Number: 2016.99.21

Dress with Belt

Dress [a] with tie belt [b]. Lined elbow-length balloon sleeves, button front, collarless, drop waist with gathered skirt. Pink with purple polka dots and repeating red scroll designs. Size 12.

Date: 1963

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer) Design Research (Retailer) Rimala, Annika, 1936-2014 (Designer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 322894

Accession Number: 2016.99.22AB

Dress with long sleeves, single button cuffs, twelve metal button front, and u-shaped patch pockets. Collarless and gathered just below the shoulders. White/cream ground with red/orange grid pattern. Size 12.

Date: 1965

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer) Design Research (Retailer) Rimala, Annika, 1936-2014 (Designer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 322895

Accession Number: 2016.99.23

Dress

Dress with long sleeves and single button cuffs, inseam pockets and 9 1/2" side slits. Five button neck opening with a collar. Color blocks of plum, purple, black and navy with red intersecting lines. Size 12.

Date: 1960-2000

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 322896

Accession Number: 2016.99.24

Dress with Two Belts

Dress [a] with two belts: [b] solid gray belt and [c] belt patterned with blocks of color. Collarless dress has five gray button neck opening, short sleeves, and inseam pockets. Gray ground with abstract geometric pattern in orange, red, brown, and black. Size 12.

Date: 1960-2000

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 322897

Accession Number: 2016.99.25A-C

Dress

Dress, short sleeves, A-line, rounded neck, button closure at shoulder, pleating where skirt attaches to bodice, and square patch pockets. Cream ground with blue diamond cross-hatch pattern. Size 12.

Date: 1960-2000

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 322898

Accession Number: 2016.99.26

Dress with Belt

Sundress [a] with green fabric belt [b]. Narrow straps, square neckline, and pleated bodice. Green ground with green polka dots. Size 12.

Date: 1960-2000

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 322899

Accession Number: 2016.99.27AB

Fragment, Textile

This is a small overall piece with one attached paper label, presenting a covering of large squares made with white and red threads.

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile), sewing (process)

GUSN: 323336

Accession Number: 2012.126.123

Fragment, Textile

These are two small overall pieces enclosed in a paper frame, with one attached paper label on each. The enclosed fabrics are two monochrome blue silk samples. The blue of the 2012.126.124.1 is lightly lighter than the blue of the 2012.126.124.2.

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: silk (textile), sewing (process)

GUSN: 323350

Accession Number: 2012.126.124.1-.2

Fragment, Textile

These are five small samples attached in a cardboard paper. They are all monochrome and are in different colors: the 2012.126.125.1 is blue; the 2012.126.125.2 is red; the 2012.126.125.3 is purple; the 2012.126.125.4 is taupe; the 2012.126.125.5 is grey.

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Scalamandré

Material: wool (textile), sewing (process)

GUSN: 323351

Accession Number: 2012.126.125.1-.5

Fragment, Textile

These are two small glazed overall pieces with one attached paper label on each, leaves and flowers, very drawn, in a cameo of blue (for the 2012.126.126.1) and red (for the 2012.126.126.2).

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323353

Accession Number: 2012.126.126.1-.2

Fragment, Textile

These are two small glazed overall pieces with one attached paper label on each, presenting flowers and leaves in a very pictorial style, with undrawn contours. The 2012.126.127.1 has a light yellow background, while the 2012.126.127.2 has a light blue background.

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323355

Accession Number: 2012.126.127.1-.2

Fragment, Textile

This is a small overall piece with one attached paper label, presenting part of an outdoor scene: two birds are flying in the sky, above a luxurious architectural garden in front of a house we see on the right of the image.

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: linen (material), printing (process)

GUSN: 323356

Accession Number: 2012.126.128

Fragment, Textile

This is a small overall piece with one attached paper label, presenting the upper part of a man's body, standing under big flowers. He's holding a stick with two small bells at its extreme parts in his right hand, and another smaller stick in his left hand. He has a hat and moustaches. These element...

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323357

Accession Number: 2012.126.129

Fragment, Textile

This is a small overall piece with one attached paper label, presenting pink, blue and purple flowers on a background half white half animated with yellow stripes. These flowers are depicted in a pictorial style, with undrawn contours.

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323358

Accession Number: 2012.126.130

Fragment, Textile

This is a small overall piece with one attached paper label, presenting pictorial styled colorful flowers the ones on the others, in a close-up.

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323359

Accession Number: 2012.126.131

Fragment, Textile

This is a small overall piece with one attached paper label, presenting decorative flowers in blue, red, yellow and white, with high green leaves, on a yellow background with brown dots.

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323360

Accession Number: 2012.126.132

Fragment, Textile

This is a small overall piece with one attached paper label, presenting a coverage of small red geometric shapes.

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323361

Accession Number: 2012.126.133

Fragment, Textile

This is a small glazed overall piece with one attached paper label, presenting green geometric patterns shaped with black strokes. The right part is on a cream background.

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323362

Accession Number: 2012.126.134

Fragment, Textile

This is a small overall piece with one attached paper label, representing an extract of a scene depicted in pink on a cream background: we can see a rooster seating on a branch, and we guess other animals in the upper part.

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323364

Accession Number: 2012.126.135

Fragment, Textile

These are two small overall piece with one attached paper label on each, presenting blue stylized flowers and plants, some of them with fruits, on a yellow background (for the 2012.126.136.1) or a blue background (for the 2012.126.136.2).

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323365

Accession Number: 2012.126.136.1-.2

Skirt

Women's A-line skirt, blue with red, white, and blue trim. Skirt has one pocket and closes with a side zipper. Felt applique images on the front of the skirt depict the United States Capitol Building, a donkey and an elephant divided by a fence.

Date: 1952

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), felt (textile), machine sewing (technique), hand sewing

GUSN: 323508

Accession Number: 2004.30

Dress

Women's dress, blue wool with turtleneck collar, long sleeves, pockets, and belt.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 323510

Accession Number: 2004.31.1AB

Dress

Women's dress, burgundy silk with green, blue, black, and yellow paisley pattern. Gathered waist with belt, button down top with snap collar and long sleeves with three buttons at cuffs.

Date: 1982

Maker: Liz Claiborne, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 323511

Accession Number: 2004.31.2

Dress

Women's dress, burgandy polyester with flutter sleeves. Gathered waist with belt, shorter panel of extra material sewn to front of dress.

Date: 1978

Maker: unknown

Material: polyester (fiber), machine sewing (technique)

GUSN: 323513

Accession Number: 2004.31.3

Dress

Women's dress, lavender silk with peasant style neckline. Elastic waist with ties and pockets at each side. Long button down sleeves.

Date: 1978

Maker: Saks Fifth Avenue (Retailer)

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 323514

Accession Number: 2004.31.4

Dress

Child's dress, light blue cotton with "MEK" monogram. Dress has a round collar, cuffed short-sleeves, buttons from neck to hem, pleated skirt, and matching belt.

Date: 1950-1955

Maker: B. Altman & Co. (Retailer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323516

Accession Number: 2004.31.5AB

Mother of the Groom Dress

Women's dress, pale blue silk chiffon, smocked detail at the waist and cuffs. With a pale blue underslip.

Date: June 24, 1938

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323517

Accession Number: 2008.12.6AB

Mother-of-the-Bride Dress

Women's dress, dark blue silk chiffon overdress with lace at the shoulders and silver and enamel flower dress clips. With a lavender underslip.

Date: June 24, 1938

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323519

Accession Number: 2008.12.7AB

Going Away Dress

Women's blue "going away" dress [.1a] with jacket [.1b], sash [.1c].

Date: June 24, 1938

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323521

Accession Number: 2008.12.8.1A-C

Women's Going Away Hat

Women's straw hat worn with the blue 'going away' dress and jacket (2008.12.8.1).

Date: June 24, 1938

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323522

Accession Number: 2008.12.8.2

Bouquet Ribbons

Ribbon streamers from wedding bouquet.

Date: 1938

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323527

Accession Number: 2008.12.3.3

Wedding Announcement

Wedding announcement for Donald Oliver Nylander and Barbara Gould, June 24, 1938, Park Avenue Congregational Church, Arlington, Massachusetts.

Date: 1938

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323528

Accession Number: 2008.12.3.2

Boutonniere Flowers

Pressed roses and lily of the valley from wedding boutonniere.

Date: 1938

Maker: unknown

Material: rose (genus), Lilium (genus)

GUSN: 323529

Accession Number: 2008.12.3.4

Nightgown

Women's nighgown, aqua and pink silk satin with braided sash. Bias cut.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 323531

Accession Number: 2008.12.9AB

Bridesmaid's Dress

Girl's dress, tea length. Mint green satin and organza.

Date: August 13, 1961

Maker: Pollards (Retailer)

Material: satin, organza

GUSN: 323533

Accession Number: 2008.12.14.1

Headpiece

Mint green headpiece worn with bridesmaid's dress 2008.12.14.1.

Date: August 13, 1961

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323536

Accession Number: 2008.12.14.2

Wedding Announcement

Wedding announcement for Russell Alan Nylander and Roberta Daly, August 13, 1961. Relates to bridesmaid's dress worn by Karen Nylander, 2008.12.14.1.

Date: 1961

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323537

Accession Number: 2008.12.14.3

Newspaper clipping

Newspaper clipping documenting the wedding of Russell Alan Nylander and Roberta Daly, August 13, 1961. Relates to bridesmaid's dress worn by Karen Nylander, 2008.12.14.1.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323538

Accession Number: 2008.12.14.4