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1940s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA gray synthetic silk dress with a draped shawl collar. Four panels of fabric make up the front of the dress. The proper left panel has gray macramé tassels sewn to the bottom. Three layered fabric panels make up the right of side of the dress. All three…
1989
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOG7 color photographs. Pictures of Elizabeth Dews Hodges's cousin Thomas Gray and his family.
20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA gray fedora worn by Cab Calloway. The felt hat is medium gray in color and features a wide, black, ribbon hat band. The hat band terminates in a small bow on the proper left side. Threaded behind the bow is a small, red, gray, black, and white feather. A…
1960s - 1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA gray fur coat with a dark brown collar and hem. The coat features an oversized (possibly beaver) fur single notched collar and a matching bottom hem. Grey and white fur pelts from an unidentified animal are handstitched together and glued to a layer of…
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA gray fur handbag. The purse is composed of three gray plain weave panels – one for each side and one narrow 1.5” wide panel for the bottom. All three panels of dark gray plain weave wool have light gray animal fur applied to the surface, which is mostly…
1981-1982
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis piece is part of a costume was worn by Nona Hendryx in the music video for her solo single of "Love is Like an Itch in My Heart" in the early 1980s. The costume consists of a yellow hooded headpiece (.1), a yellow bodysuit with a wide black belt…
mid-20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA gray knit hat with a brown hat band and bow. The hat is made of knitted wool and has a flat circular crown. Rib stitch is used on the sides of the crown. The hat band is made of brown synthetic petersham ribbon and tacked to the base of the crown. A bow…
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA gray faux Persian lamb pillbox hat designed by Mae Reeves. It has a sunken crown and one (1) metal button with rhinestone detailing is sewn at the proper right side. The interior is lined with red synthetic faille. A cream fabric label with black printed…
1950s - 1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe hat is composed of woven straw that has been blocked into shape and painted dark gray. There is a wide brim that is around 4.25” deep and the brim’s edges are turned under .5” and machine sewn into place. A navy blue synthetic rayon Petersham ribbon…
2000-2010
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA gray suit jacket owned by Melvin Van Peebles. The single-breasted jacket is made from two panels of grayish-brown synthetic fabric (possibly polyester) for the front and two panels for the back. There is a notched lapel, and the buttonhole on the proper…
2000 - 2010
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pair of gray suit trousers owned by Melvin Van Peebles. The grayish-brown polyester pants feature a 1.5” waistband and two 6” long waist pleats. Sewn equidistantly around the waistband are five .25” wide self-fabric belt loops. The pants close at the…
ca. 2000
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA gray short-sleeve crew neck t-shirt designed by Da Link Went Wear. There is a silk screen printed design on the center front of the shirt. The print depicts seven people and one dog. Beneath the image is a red box with the word [DALINKWENT] with the…
1961-2005
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA gray t-shirt worn by Wilbert Rideau while incarcerated at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. The cotton and polyester blend t-shirt has a printed design on the front chest in navy and yellow text that reads "HUMAN RELATIONS / CLUB" above a navy…
1978-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA gray tuxedo jacket designed by Bill Blass and worn by Cab Calloway. The jacket is solidly gray. It features satin faced lower lapels, a proper left breast pocket, and two, black, plastic, jacket buttons at the front middle of the proper right side, and a…
1978-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA gray tuxedo jacket designed by Bill Blass and worn by Cab Calloway. The jacket is solidly gray. It features satin faced lower lapels, a proper left breast pocket, two side pockets with flaps, a gray plastic buttons at the front middle of the proper right…
1978-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pair of size 39-41, gray tuxedo trousers designed by Bill Blass and worn by Cab Calloway. The pants are solidly gray. At the waistband are two side adjusters; small silver tone buckles, one at each hip, attached to small cloth straps to cinch the waist.…
1978-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA pair of size 39-41, gray tuxedo trousers designed by Bill Blass and worn by Cab Calloway. The pants are solidly gray. At the waistband are two side adjusters; small silver tone buckles, one at each hip, attached to small cloth straps to cinch the waist.…
1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA gray, wool woven, A-lined skirt made by Arthur McGee. The skirt is made from two bias cut panels, sewn in a spiral structure. One panel begins at the proper left front and extends down to the proper right, ending at the proper left at the bottom hem. The…
2000–
Great Nii-Okai Evans (born 25 October 2000) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Southern League Premier Division South club Bracknell Town.
2008
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn archival pigment print photograph of collaged images featuring a black-and-white photograph of a woman in a floral dress seated at a piano. The photograph has been torn at the top and bottom and set into the dark shape of a house, with crocheted lace…
1980s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA green and beige plaid opera coat with ruffles. The coat is made from one whole width of synthetic taffeta with an all-over plaid pattern consisting of olive green, cream, white, and blue. Two panels in total make up the oversized body of the coat - one…
1989
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGChartreuse and blue full-length dress (a) with scarf (b) by Yves Saint Laurent. The dress (a) is floor-length with a high rounded collar and full-length tapered sleeves. It is made from a wool and silk blend fabric in a pattern of large clusters of small…
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn empty makeup box for loose powder. The ovular container (a) is covered on the exterior sides with green and gold foil in a stylized floral design. It reads "Wind Song PERFUMED DUSTING POWDER" in green along the bottom edge of one short side. The bottom…
mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGGreen faux chatoyant and clear rhinestone brooch worn by Ophelia DeVore. The brooch is oblong with two (2) large round green glass beads resembling chatoyant gems at the center surrounded by circles of small faceted clear rhinestones. They are set higher…
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