silk

1880's

Stocking hat. Description: 1 silk knit stocking hat - Stripes: purple, lime green, white, turquoise blue, with green top knot. Good condition. Late 19th C. man's smoking cap. (Joan Severa, 3...

c. 1812

Shoes. Description: black silk, thin leather bottoms, hand sewn, one is resewn, both in good condition. slipper style. History: Used in marriage ceremonies in successive generations of the Hays...

1830-1840

Dark brown shoes, plain silk(?) squared toes

circa 1860

Widow's weed. Material: crepe. Color: black. Description: trimmed in white worn by the mourning wife. Originally given to Concours by Mrs. DeCoto, Seaview Ave., Piedmont From the History...

Top hat. Description: black silk top hat.

Lady's slippers of cream silk. Embroidered around the top & toe. Trimmed in front with narrow cream ribbon and small steel star. Flat heels.

Slippers. White silk, hand sewed, laced.

c. 1914-1919

This boudoir cap is shaped almost like a cloche. The crown is made of natural colored, machine made embroidered net. The rest of the cap is made of a deep rosy pink silk chiffon, trimmed on the...

c. 1910

Fraternal Uniform. Description: A. Hat, black velvet with white ostrich plume and silver metal trimming. Napoleonic shape. B. black velvet apron with silver thread fringe and silver metal...

1903

pr. of shoes. Description: pr. of white satin wedding slippers, baby Louis heel, white silk chiffon bow on either toe; a: right shoe; b: left show. Dimensions: a-b: 2-1/2" x 9 3/4" x 4...

c. 1924-1928

This straw cloche is covered on the outside with pink silk chiffon. The brim is scalloped, and edged with binding of turquoise colored silk crepe de chine. The inside of the brim is lined in a...

1952

Hand-printed silk. Description: Hand-printed piece of silk - designed and executed by Mary A. Dumas, 1952. Technique - batik. The piece is an arrangement of rectangular areas, some done in...

c. 1915

This pair of Lotus slippers, small shoes for adult women, is made of cotton with small bits of silk used for trim. The shoe and its boot-like top are of black cotton sateen. A band of purple...

c. 1850 (?)

emery. Description: emery strawberry of red silk with small yellow dots embroidered on; silver top with a loop (hallmark is stamped in a scroll) pattern in a series of scroll and curves....

1917

Railroad engrineer's uniform hat. Description: a: Southern Pacific Engineers' summer hat: Black leather top and bill, black wickerwork caning sides with black grosgrain band. Brass...

ca. 1915-1920

brocaded ribbon bodice of blue silk grosgrain, 3 tiers embriodered net with orange and blue ribbon trim and one tier of embroidered net of yellow metallic fiber. Photo of Estrellita in this...

ca. 1850

Chinese spectacles. 1 pair Chinese reading glasses; Period or Date: ca. 1850 - Calif. Description: Round lenses, folding arms. Embroidered silk covered leather case. Red background. From the...

India doll. Description: Rajah, yellow silk coat, red hat and shoes, pearl necklace. Donor's number: In. 1.

July 4, 1876

Bill of Fare July 4, 1876. Printed on silk.

Oakland Heritage Alliance News, Spring-Summer 1997

Pages 1 through 4. By Penny Mendelsohn, 8/02

The area of Oakland known...

ca. 1840

Shawl, of silk. iridescent colors of blue, pink, and brown blended, multi-colored fringe, about 1840.

1907

Man's hat, high, silk, called a "plug hat" Date 1907. Also hat box of tan leather lined in red satin. (Marjorie Patterson, August 18, 1995.) B,C is the box and lid.

1907

Man's hat, high, silk, called a "plug hat" Date 1907. Also hat box of tan leather lined in red satin. (Marjorie Patterson, August 18, 1995.) : Head and two feet of a white animal (...

1907

Man's hat, high, silk, called a "plug hat" Date 1907. Also hat box of tan leather lined in red satin. (Marjorie Patterson, August 18, 1995.)

19Th Century

This small, metallic brown leather case containing ten miniature wooden spools of silk thread is fasten with a metal snap. There's a silk bow at either end; the ribbon is threaded through the...

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