silk

Cheong sam or qipao is black silk damask, with a design of rondels of Chinese bats. Dress has a zipper in the proper right side seam, opening into an asymmetrical flap extending to the proper...

Cheong sam or qipao is black silk brocade, with a design of metallic gold color butterflies and black roses. Dress has a silver color metal zipper in the proper right side seam, opening into an...

Cheong sam or qipao is black silk damask, with a design of angled, intersecting, diagonal stripes. Dress has a zipper in the proper right side seam, opening into an asymmetrical flap extending...

Cheong sam or qipao is made from copper color silk fancy weave with a design of flowers and abstract lines, with a distinct Asian style. The dress has a silver color metal zipper in the proper...

Blouse is gray silk jaquard with a mottled pattern made of shiny and matte areas. Silk is painted in random squares and rectangles of marbelized pink, red, yellow, orange color, purple, blue,...

Hat. Description: Hat, straw frame covered with yellow silk print with abstract cream colored flower and tree forms, vermillion cross hatching; crown shaped to head at back, flattens on top, no...

Crazy quilt, made of pure silk scraps of dress materials, completed with rayon edge. Work of 3 generations; Made by grandmother of donor, Hannah Mussey, of Unity, Maine, 1880-1890; some work done...

A paper spool of narrow (5/16") blue white satin ribbon. The label is white, printed in metallic gold on the front: "H. C. Capwell Co., Oakland, Cal." with an illustration of the Capwell...

A ready made bow tie of green, black, purple and white stripes, fancy weave silk. On the reverse there is an "R" to signify which side is "right," and a metal hook that would have fit over the...

A ready made bow tie of white, green, yellow, purple, black, blue, pink plaid, fancy weave silk. On the reverse there is an "R" to signify which side is "right," and a metal hook that would have...

Women's suit was designed by Gianni Versace from a fabric based on artwork by Andy Warhol, featuring the repeated image of Marilyn Monroe and James Dean in varying bright colors--yellow, red...

parasol. Description: one parasol, white silk with warp printed roses; has varnished wooden (possibly bamboo) handle; handle has ivory colored silk tassel at end; inside spokes are black, with...

This crazy quilt top is unusual in that the individual blocks are set apart with sashing. In many instances the sashing has been embroidered in a way that almost disguises it. There are pieced...

This silk dress shirt was worn by Thomas F. Scally (b. 1879, d.1952, in Stockton) who was the owner of Scally Hardware in Stockton. As a young man, aged 21, he briefly played semi-professional...

cape. Description: black silk satin cape with high collar; embroidered on cape body and collar with black beads and black sequins; pattern is a floral spray with scrolls along entire edge of...

Shawl. Description: Black silk embroidered shawl with fringe; once belonged to Ina Coolbrith

Dimensions: 43" x 40"

Disposition: Rm. 100 - New Bldg.

5/12/1992 ss/ibm: Probably...

Made of rose colored silk damask (pattern in pale pink), this dress has long sleeves. The standing collar, neckline, front yoke, cuffs and hem are decorated with two rows of silk satin flat...

Pink silk satin trousers trimmed at either cuff with piped scallop designs (inverted over each other) on line in pink silk satin, the other in light green silk satin. The trousers fasten at the...

This dress, with very tiny capped sleeves, and a high standing collar is covered with flowers and leaves exicuted in various colored sequins. The entire background of the dress is covered with...