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shawl Philippines? c. 1920 This large shawl could have been made in the Philippine Islands. The macrame fringe (on all four sides) is about 21 inches deep. The flowers on the shawl are embroidered in silk twist, in colors...	slipper Philippines 1937-1938 A pair of beaded mules, used by the donor, Mary Ann Quittman, as slippers when she was a child. The soles are of tan colored leather. The heels are covered with brown velveteen to match the...
Perma-Prest Perma-prest \| USA 1984 This pair of gray trousers was worn by Dan Dotta of Benicia and were designed to be worn with a coat for the referee uniform for the Track and field event at the 1984 Olympics. The trousers have...	shoe Pearl Mode \| Japan 1960s? Pair of women's mule sandals are made from coral colored laquered wood (and fabric?), with four oval-shaped holes, approximately 3/4" by 1/4," in the vamp. The vamp is nailed to...
flip flop sandal shoe Paul Frank \| China 2005 A pair of "flip flop" style sandals (red strap over foot with a tab between the big toe and the other toes). Sole is baby blue foam rubber (marked "man made material"); the...	dress Mexico, Oaxaca c.1970 Anne Bernstein added military uniform buttons from her father to the cuffs of this Mexican dress. The dress is long, to the floor, the sleeves are long and the neckline is a deep scoop. Both the...
dress Oakland? \| Handmade c. 1938-1940 Dress is made from white cotton floral printed dimity. The dress has a yoke at the front and back, into which the body of the dress is gathered. A simple curved fold-over collar is white cotton...	trousers Oakland 1980's Man's dark brown trousers with cuffs, in seam pockets on either side, two pockets in the back; fly front fastens with a brown, nylon zipper, and a black button which fastens on the inside,...
Wildwood Stables, Oakland Oakland 1937 This shirt was worn by the donor (Elaine Scholl Ingle) or her mother (Helen Haag Scholl) when they rode for Wildwood Stables in Oakland, in the official parade to celebrate the opening of the...	Wildwood Stables, Oakland Oakland 1937 This shirt was worn by the donor (Elaine Scholl Ingle) or her mother (Helen Haag Scholl) when they rode for Wildwood Stables in Oakland, in the official parade to celebrate the opening of the...
trousers Mejico, North Beach Leather \| San Francisco \| Pitiquito c.1970 Handmade brown leather trousers with black leather zig zag lacing on the outside seams, the waist, decorative lacing on the legs and the pockets. The inseam is done in simple lacing (resembling...	dress North Beach Leather \| Michael Hoban \| San Francisco 1980s Red lambskin leather dress is sleeveless, with 1 1/2-inch-wide shoulder straps and a low V-neck. Bodice is pieced, with a criss-cross design, and triangular-shaped pieces radiating from the...
shoe shoe cleat Nike \| China Pair of baseball cleats made by Nike, that were used by Ricky Henderson in baseball games. They still have some red dirt attached to the sole. The cleats are of white plastic with white nylon...	turban skirt sash bodice Nigeria 1991 The bridegroom is from Nigeria. His family brough the wedding garments for the bride and groom with them from Nigeria. See 2000.103.1 for an image of De Anna Christmas in this wedding set. The...
sweater Nice Collective \| San Francisco 2002 Sweater is knitted wool, heather gray in color. Sweater features a hood, and a front pocket over the stomach which is accessible by zippered openings on either side. The neck of the sweater...	Kite Jacket Nice Collective \| San Francisco 2000 'Kite Jacket' is made from blue polycarbonate plain weave fabric, the same fabric from which certain actual kites are made. Jacket features center front, button-up closure, fold-over...
Mudd Pants Nice Collective \| San Francisco 2000 Trousers are beige cotton plain weave, with center front zippered fly and several piecing details. Trousers also feature several pockets--two vertical-opening, inseam pockets at the side front;...	Gravity Pants Nice Collective \| San Francisco 2002 Trousers are black cotton plain weave, with a zippered center front fly, inseam pockets at both sides at the waist, and two patch pockets with stitched-down flaps in the back. Also, below the...
Parasail Skirt Nice Collective \| San Francisco 2000 Skirt of olive color silk organza is layered over olive color cotton plain weave; has five boned hoops, increasing in diameter from waist to hem, closing in front with a series of black twill...	shoe H. Liebes & Co., Newton Process, Oakland 1925-1930 Shoes. Description: shoes, woman's high heel, T-strap, printed metallic brocaded satin (red, black, orange, yellow, white) gold kid trim (straps) yellow stone trim. Purchased at H. Liebes...
shoe Newton Elkin \| New York 1982-1985 Pair of women's shoes are bone color kid leather, with an open toe. Shoe criss-crosses at toe, with a small pin tuck in the center of each piece crossing over. Lining is tan, with maker'...	New York Creation, 22, TM, made under fair labor standards, Consumers Protection Label New York \| Creations 1938-1940 Large brimmed black felt hat with satin ribbon around the shallow crown with a bow knot on either side toward the front of the hat. The rim is trimmed with approximately a one inch band of black...
purse naval officer \| Oak Knoll Hospital 1945-1955 purse. Description: brown leather hand-tooled fold-over, clutch purse; fastens with "gold" colored metal clasp finished with a wooden block; lined in pig skin with a zipper compartment...	sash obi dress Nancy MacLeod \| Olive E. \| Oakland 1981 dress and sash. Description: grey country silk (blend of polyester, silk, linen and cotton) -dry clean only tag with label indicating that dress is one of Olive E's Samuri Line; long sleeves...

shawl Philippines? c. 1920 This large shawl could have been made in the Philippine Islands. The macrame fringe (on all four sides) is about 21 inches deep. The flowers on the shawl are embroidered in silk twist, in colors...	slipper Philippines 1937-1938 A pair of beaded mules, used by the donor, Mary Ann Quittman, as slippers when she was a child. The soles are of tan colored leather. The heels are covered with brown velveteen to match the...
Perma-Prest Perma-prest \| USA 1984 This pair of gray trousers was worn by Dan Dotta of Benicia and were designed to be worn with a coat for the referee uniform for the Track and field event at the 1984 Olympics. The trousers have...	shoe Pearl Mode \| Japan 1960s? Pair of women's mule sandals are made from coral colored laquered wood (and fabric?), with four oval-shaped holes, approximately 3/4" by 1/4," in the vamp. The vamp is nailed to...
flip flop sandal shoe Paul Frank \| China 2005 A pair of "flip flop" style sandals (red strap over foot with a tab between the big toe and the other toes). Sole is baby blue foam rubber (marked "man made material"); the...	dress Mexico, Oaxaca c.1970 Anne Bernstein added military uniform buttons from her father to the cuffs of this Mexican dress. The dress is long, to the floor, the sleeves are long and the neckline is a deep scoop. Both the...
dress Oakland? \| Handmade c. 1938-1940 Dress is made from white cotton floral printed dimity. The dress has a yoke at the front and back, into which the body of the dress is gathered. A simple curved fold-over collar is white cotton...	trousers Oakland 1980's Man's dark brown trousers with cuffs, in seam pockets on either side, two pockets in the back; fly front fastens with a brown, nylon zipper, and a black button which fastens on the inside,...
Wildwood Stables, Oakland Oakland 1937 This shirt was worn by the donor (Elaine Scholl Ingle) or her mother (Helen Haag Scholl) when they rode for Wildwood Stables in Oakland, in the official parade to celebrate the opening of the...	Wildwood Stables, Oakland Oakland 1937 This shirt was worn by the donor (Elaine Scholl Ingle) or her mother (Helen Haag Scholl) when they rode for Wildwood Stables in Oakland, in the official parade to celebrate the opening of the...
trousers Mejico, North Beach Leather \| San Francisco \| Pitiquito c.1970 Handmade brown leather trousers with black leather zig zag lacing on the outside seams, the waist, decorative lacing on the legs and the pockets. The inseam is done in simple lacing (resembling...	dress North Beach Leather \| Michael Hoban \| San Francisco 1980s Red lambskin leather dress is sleeveless, with 1 1/2-inch-wide shoulder straps and a low V-neck. Bodice is pieced, with a criss-cross design, and triangular-shaped pieces radiating from the...
shoe shoe cleat Nike \| China Pair of baseball cleats made by Nike, that were used by Ricky Henderson in baseball games. They still have some red dirt attached to the sole. The cleats are of white plastic with white nylon...	turban skirt sash bodice Nigeria 1991 The bridegroom is from Nigeria. His family brough the wedding garments for the bride and groom with them from Nigeria. See 2000.103.1 for an image of De Anna Christmas in this wedding set. The...
sweater Nice Collective \| San Francisco 2002 Sweater is knitted wool, heather gray in color. Sweater features a hood, and a front pocket over the stomach which is accessible by zippered openings on either side. The neck of the sweater...	Kite Jacket Nice Collective \| San Francisco 2000 'Kite Jacket' is made from blue polycarbonate plain weave fabric, the same fabric from which certain actual kites are made. Jacket features center front, button-up closure, fold-over...
Mudd Pants Nice Collective \| San Francisco 2000 Trousers are beige cotton plain weave, with center front zippered fly and several piecing details. Trousers also feature several pockets--two vertical-opening, inseam pockets at the side front;...	Gravity Pants Nice Collective \| San Francisco 2002 Trousers are black cotton plain weave, with a zippered center front fly, inseam pockets at both sides at the waist, and two patch pockets with stitched-down flaps in the back. Also, below the...
Parasail Skirt Nice Collective \| San Francisco 2000 Skirt of olive color silk organza is layered over olive color cotton plain weave; has five boned hoops, increasing in diameter from waist to hem, closing in front with a series of black twill...	shoe H. Liebes & Co., Newton Process, Oakland 1925-1930 Shoes. Description: shoes, woman's high heel, T-strap, printed metallic brocaded satin (red, black, orange, yellow, white) gold kid trim (straps) yellow stone trim. Purchased at H. Liebes...
shoe Newton Elkin \| New York 1982-1985 Pair of women's shoes are bone color kid leather, with an open toe. Shoe criss-crosses at toe, with a small pin tuck in the center of each piece crossing over. Lining is tan, with maker'...	New York Creation, 22, TM, made under fair labor standards, Consumers Protection Label New York \| Creations 1938-1940 Large brimmed black felt hat with satin ribbon around the shallow crown with a bow knot on either side toward the front of the hat. The rim is trimmed with approximately a one inch band of black...
purse naval officer \| Oak Knoll Hospital 1945-1955 purse. Description: brown leather hand-tooled fold-over, clutch purse; fastens with "gold" colored metal clasp finished with a wooden block; lined in pig skin with a zipper compartment...	sash obi dress Nancy MacLeod \| Olive E. \| Oakland 1981 dress and sash. Description: grey country silk (blend of polyester, silk, linen and cotton) -dry clean only tag with label indicating that dress is one of Olive E's Samuri Line; long sleeves...