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2013
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCustom made jockey silks worn by Marlon St. Julien. The pale blue, white, and gray jersey jacket is made from synthetic fabric, with the body made from a pale blue color and the sleeves a white color. A stripe of white fabric runs horizontally around the…
1980s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA blue and yellow hand painted button down shirt. The shirt is made of a cotton and polyester blend and has a self-faced pointed collar. The shirt is hand painted and dyed in light blue. Yellow diamonds are painted on the front and back of the shirt. Black…
ca. 1960
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA beret style hat with blue, yellow and white silk flowers and an elastic strap (a). The base of the crown is made of white rayon faille covered in cream silk crepe. Flowers made of silk organza and possibly a silk synthetic blend are hand tacked to the…
late 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA blue and yellow block print robe designed by Arthur McGee. The robe is made of yellow cotton fabric block printed with black in a pattern of diamonds that alternate between filled and void. Inside each diamond is an oval, some are filled with lines.…
1963-1974
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA teal blue ankle length skirt with a slit. The skirt is made of synthetic satin, it has a straight silhouette with a waistband. Four darts are sewn to the front of the skirt starting at the bottom of the waistband. The front of the skirt is made of one…
ca. 1960-1964
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA dark blue wool felt armband issued to Massachusetts members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. The armband features gold cotton thread embroidery on the front for “Mass. Unit S.C.L.C.” with white backing on the reverse. It is held closed…
1945-1970
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a blue beaded evening bag belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. The bag is a rectangular clutch with a hinged opening. The flap closes with a metal snap closure. The exterior of the bag is covered in tiny dark blue beads sewn into swirling patterns. The…
mid to late 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA blue belt with knots. The belt is made of two bias cut pieces of synthetic fabric that are seamed together to make one length of fabric. The synthetic is rolled and machine sewn along one edge. Each end of the belt ends in a knot.
20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA bedcover made from suiting fabrics in muted tones of blue, gray, black, brown, and burgundy hand sewn together with red thread using a herringbone stitch. The pieces are all of uniform rectangular size, suggesting they are from a salesman's sample or…
1950s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA blue bodice and skirt with white flower applique. The bodice and skirt are made of dark blue cotton. The sleeveless bodice (a) has a square neckline with two-and-a-half-inch wide shoulder straps. Linen floral applique is hand sewn along the neckline and…
1960s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA blue braided pillbox hat with a net veil. The hat is constructed using an open weave crochet foundation. Light blue synthetic yarn is the base material. Glued to the base yarn are a ribbon made of a woven transparent material and two light blue…
1960s-1980s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA blue wool cap with a white pom-pom. The body of the hat is made from dark blue wool felt. The hat has a circular crown and curves inwards at the sides. There is a white wool pom pom adheared to the top of the crown. The brim at the front of the hat is…
ca. 1960
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA blocked blue fur felt cloche (a). The crown of the hat is rounded and fits closely to the head. The sides of the hat are slightly longer than the center front and back. There is a dart on the proper right side of the hat. The edges of the hat are…
1960s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA blue cloche with a matching ribbon and velvet buckle. The hat is made from blocked blue wool. The top of the crown is slightly indented at the center. The hat has a high crown with a blue petersham ribbon hat band secured with adhesive. A decorative…
1941-1994
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPortion of a dark blue crayon with a partial paper label.
1980s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA blue crownless hat with white sequins. The body of the hat is composed of six panels of blue linen sewn together. There is a white sequined trim sewn around each panel. The hat is crownless and is lined with white sequined trim at the top. The upturned…
ca. 2000
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA blue denim jacket. The jacket has a collar and opens in the center front with six metal buttons on the proper left side. A yoke is sewn on the front and back of the jacket, a five inch wide patch pocket with a self fabric flap is sewn below the yoke on…
late 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA blue denim jacket worn by Wilbert Rideau while incarcerated at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. The jacket has full-length sleeves and closes at the center front with a metal zipper and two (2) metal snaps, one at each end. At each front side…
after 1967
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGLight blue denim sleeveless button-up shirt. The buttons are dark brown and tan, sewn on with white thread. Navy tag with red, white, and blue stitching sewn under the bottom button hole [P/A/GUARANTEED QUALITY]. There is a pocket on the left side. A…
1980s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBlue derby hat with feathers and flowers. The dark cadet blue hat has a rounded crown at the top, and a small brim with a rounded edge. There is a navy blue Petersham ribbon going around the base of the hat, above the brim. At the front of the hat are…
late 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA blue silk dupioni draped turban (a). The exterior of the hat is made from one tube of silk dupioni that is draped around the head, with an interlocking twist knot at the center front. The silk dupioni has tapered edges that are secured at the center back…
1985
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA blue full-length dress with self-fabric bows designed by Patrick Kelly. The dress is made of blue rib knit wool synthetic blend. It is sleeveless, has a round neckline, and is form fitting. Seam allowance and the raw edges of the shoulder seams are seen…
1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA blue dress with embellished cream trim and matching shorts. The sleeveless full-length dress (a) is made of synthetic crepe, it has a band collar and a V neckline. A four-inch vertical bust dart is sewn on each side. Braided cream cotton trim is sewn…
1975
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBlue dressing robe made by Eva Phillips and worn by Tiger Haynes. The robe is made from blue denim and fully lined in red and white striped terry cloth. It has a shawl collar and closes at the front waist with a self-fabric tie. The full-length sleeves…
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