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- Masquerade Costume, Worn by Henry Ford, 1925-1935 - Henry Ford likely purchased this "18th century" style costume to wear at old-fashioned dancing parties. Ford likely only donned the costume for special occasions--not his weekly dances. The garment's maker, the Eaves Costume Company of New York, designed and rented costumes for a variety of plays and musical revues. They also provided costumes for masquerades and balls attended by wealthy socialites.
- 1925-1935
- Collections - Artifact
Masquerade Costume, Worn by Henry Ford, 1925-1935
Henry Ford likely purchased this "18th century" style costume to wear at old-fashioned dancing parties. Ford likely only donned the costume for special occasions--not his weekly dances. The garment's maker, the Eaves Costume Company of New York, designed and rented costumes for a variety of plays and musical revues. They also provided costumes for masquerades and balls attended by wealthy socialites.
- Wedding Dress, Worn by Patricia Dougherty, 1985 -
- November 29, 1985
- Collections - Artifact
Wedding Dress, Worn by Patricia Dougherty, 1985
- Coverlet Attributed to Harry Tyler, Woven in 1842 for Clarissa Garter -
- 1842
- Collections - Artifact
Coverlet Attributed to Harry Tyler, Woven in 1842 for Clarissa Garter
- Garter, circa 1955 -
- circa 1955
- Collections - Artifact
Garter, circa 1955
- Coverlet Woven by Harry Tyler for Clarissa Garter, 1847 - Harry Tyler was an extraordinarily skilled weaver, a master of design whose coverlets display meticulous attention to detail. Tyler changed some element of his designs almost every year. These changes required extra work, but likely encouraged repeat orders from old customers. This is the second coverlet Tyler wove for Clarissa Garter, a young Orleans County, New York, farmwife.
- 1847
- Collections - Artifact
Coverlet Woven by Harry Tyler for Clarissa Garter, 1847
Harry Tyler was an extraordinarily skilled weaver, a master of design whose coverlets display meticulous attention to detail. Tyler changed some element of his designs almost every year. These changes required extra work, but likely encouraged repeat orders from old customers. This is the second coverlet Tyler wove for Clarissa Garter, a young Orleans County, New York, farmwife.