Clothing & Accessories

Women's Gown (cheong sam) ca. 1930

Work, play, fashion, economic class, religious faith, even politics—all these aspects of American life and more are woven into clothing. The Museum cares for one of the nation's foremost collections of men's, women's, and children's garments and accessories—from wedding gowns and military uniforms to Halloween costumes and bathing suits.

The collections include work uniforms, academic gowns, clothing of presidents and first ladies, T-shirts bearing protest slogans, and a clean-room "bunny suit" from a manufacturer of computer microchips. Beyond garments, the collections encompass jewelry, handbags, hair dryers, dress forms, hatboxes, suitcases, salesmen's samples, and thousands of fashion prints, photographs, and original illustrations. The more than 30,000 artifacts here represent the changing appearance of Americans from the 1700s to the present day.

Resource Type: Chromolithographs

My Protector

Colored print of a little boy wearing eyelet-trimmed shorts, vest and jacket. He holds the leash of a brown and white dog that is seated next to him. Toys are scattered on the rug at his feet and on a table in background.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Colored print of a little boy wearing eyelet-trimmed shorts, vest and jacket. He holds the leash of a brown and white dog that is seated next to him. Toys are scattered on the rug at his feet and on a table in background.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1874
maker
Schile, Henry
ID Number
DL.60.2463
catalog number
60.2463
accession number
228146

Sunday Sports

Colored print of a forest scene. Two hunters at right shoot at running deer at left, but, instead, hit another hunter who is standing between them and the deer. A dog strains at a leash that is tied to a tree.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Colored print of a forest scene. Two hunters at right shoot at running deer at left, but, instead, hit another hunter who is standing between them and the deer. A dog strains at a leash that is tied to a tree.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1874
maker
Schile, Henry
ID Number
DL.60.2471
catalog number
60.2471
accession number
228146

The Village School by Burrow-Giles Lithographic Company

Colored print of a 19th Century schoolroom scene.
Description (Brief)
Colored print of a 19th Century schoolroom scene. The schoolmaster is asleep at his desk while the students are engaged in a variety of misdeeds: fighting with each other, turning the clock ahead, drawing a caricature of the teacher, etc.
The lithograph was produced circa 1870 by Burrow-Giles Lithography Company in New York. The company is most noted as the defendant in a noted 1874 Supreme Court case, Burrow-Giles Lithographic Company v. Napoleon Sarony, concerning photographic copyright..
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1870
maker
Burrow-Giles Lith. Company
ID Number
DL.60.2423
catalog number
60.2423
accession number
228146

Central Park, N.Y. Preparing for a Drive

Colored print; outdoor scene of a woman and two children near a lake. The boy is harnessing a goat to a small carriage in which the girl, who is holding a whip, is sitting. The woman, who is seated on a stone balustrade, supervises from the right.
Description (Brief)
Colored print; outdoor scene of a woman and two children near a lake. The boy is harnessing a goat to a small carriage in which the girl, who is holding a whip, is sitting. The woman, who is seated on a stone balustrade, supervises from the right. Swans and a boat appear on the lake in the background.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1874
maker
Schile, Henry
ID Number
DL.60.2466
catalog number
60.2466
accession number
228146

Rysdyk's Hambletonian

Color print of a bay trotting horse (Hambeltonian) standing in a stable with wood floor. A man with a long white beard (William M. Rysdyk) stands in front of him.
Description (Brief)
Color print of a bay trotting horse (Hambeltonian) standing in a stable with wood floor. A man with a long white beard (William M. Rysdyk) stands in front of him. "Hambeltonian" is written on a blanket on the floor beside him.
Description
A color print of a bay trotting stallion with powerful chest muscles and a narrow sensitive face standing in his finely built stable. It has a plank floor, plastered walls, and built-in water and hay troughs. His owner is a middle-aged man with a long, white beard, wearing stylish informal dress of a maroon sport jacket and white pants, and he is smoking a cigar.
Hambletonian was bred in Sugar Loaf, NY on May 5, 1849 by Jonas Seely. He was registered as Hambletonian 10 but commonly known as Rysdyk’s Hambletonian, named after the British thoroughbred of the same name. His dam was the Charles Kent Mare, or “Kent Mare”, a descendant of the Norfolk Trotter breed known for its smooth gate; and his sire, Abdullah was known for being both mean and ugly, and had been bought for only $5. Nevertheless, William Rysdyk, one of the farm hands, purchased Hambletonian for $125. Hambletonian’s unusual build allowed for his long hind legs that were the key to his success, providing more length for every push. His first race took place at the Orange County Fair in Goshen, NY and immediately stirred public attention for his appearance and his competition with his half-brother Abdallah Chief. The rivalry was finally settled in 1852 at the Union Course on Long Island when Hambletonian trotted the mile in 2:48 ¼ seconds, a full seven seconds before Abdallah Chief. Rysdyk put Hambletonian to stud for the first time at age two, when he mated with four mares for $25 a mating. During the height of his career, Hambletonian earned $500 per mating, and his Rysdyk’s total stud earnings came to $200,000. Hambletonian fathered 1,331 foals with 1,900 mares by the end of his life on March 27, 1876, and at least 40 of his progeny were able to trot the mile in less than 2:30. Hambletonian’s blood runs through most of today’s Standardbred trotters and several Morgans, earning him the title of “Father of the American Trotter.” He was inducted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame as an “Immortal” in 1953 and the prestigious harness race, the Hambletonian Stakes, is named after him.
Henry C. Eno was a New York City lithographer and publisher, operating under his own name between 1863-1869, and as the firm Thomas and Eno (a partnership with Henry A. Thomas) prior to that from 1862-1864. Eno was born in Connecticut in 1828, and was married to Caroline Eno. He left New York City for Orangetown, Rockland, New York where he died in the early 1900’s.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1866
maker
Eno, Henry C.
original artist
Wright, James H.
artist
Geissler, L.
ID Number
DL.60.3544
catalog number
60.3544

The Flag That Waved One Hundred Years by E.P. & L. Restein

The subtitle, “A Scene on the Morning of the Fourth Day of July 1876,” dates the image to Centennial celebrations in Washington D.C.
Description
The subtitle, “A Scene on the Morning of the Fourth Day of July 1876,” dates the image to Centennial celebrations in Washington D.C. This inclusive chromolithograph depicts a black man, a white man, two women, and a child raising an American flag on a rooftop or terrace overlooking the U.S .Capitol. This chromolithograph was drawn by immigrant artist Dominique C. Fabronius and produced by E. P. & L. Restein. Its idealized view of America would have been popular as a Centennial commemorative.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1876
copyright holder
Munyon, J. M.
maker
E.P. & L. Restein
publisher
National Chromo Company
graphic artist
Fabronius, Dominique C.
ID Number
DL.60.2586
catalog number
60.2586
accession number
228146

Untitled (Hunter and his dog)

Colored print of hunter and his dog. The hunter is loading his rifle and looking over his shoulder at a woodcock that is flying away.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Colored print of hunter and his dog. The hunter is loading his rifle and looking over his shoulder at a woodcock that is flying away.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1880
copyright holder
Zink, C. H.
maker
Earle, L. C.
ID Number
DL.60.2678
catalog number
60.2678
accession number
228146

Unabhangiger Deutscher Orden der Harugari

Chromolithographed certificate for German Order of the Harugari (a fraternal organization). Print composed of text surrounded by vignettes and fraternal order symbols.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Chromolithographed certificate for German Order of the Harugari (a fraternal organization). Print composed of text surrounded by vignettes and fraternal order symbols.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1868
maker
Herline & Hensel
ID Number
DL.60.2405
catalog number
60.2405
accession number
228146

A Day with the Chickens

This print is one of fifteen chromolithographs that were included in the 1889-1890 folio "Sport or Fishing and Shooting" published by Bradlee Whidden of Boston and edited by A.C. Gould.
Description (Brief)
This print is one of fifteen chromolithographs that were included in the 1889-1890 folio "Sport or Fishing and Shooting" published by Bradlee Whidden of Boston and edited by A.C. Gould. These prints are based on watercolors that were commissioned for the publication, and illustrated by prominent American artists. Each folio illustration was accompanied by a single leaf of descriptive text followed by an account of the depicted sporting scene. The publication was advertised as having been reviewed for accuracy by a renowned group of anglers and hunters prior to printing.
This print was originally titled and numbered on the text page as 12. A Day with the [Prairie] Chickens. R. F. Zogbaum. Depicted are two hunters shooting at prairie chickens. A dog stands at point flushing birds out of the brush. In the background a man sits in a horse-drawn wagon.
The artist was Rufus Fairchild Zogbaum (1849-1925) known for his images of horses, cowboys, and battle scenes.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1890
publisher; copywriter
Bradlee Whidden
lithographer
Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company
artist
Zogbaum, Rufas Fairchild
ID Number
DL.60.2721
catalog number
60.2721
accession number
228146

Rarus, The Fastest Trotting Horse in The World.

Color print of a bay trotting horse pulling sulky and driver.A color print of a bay horse pulling a sulky and jockey on a track. His equipment is designed for speed. The jockey wears a jacket, white shirt, long pants, and billed cap.
Description (Brief)
Color print of a bay trotting horse pulling sulky and driver.
Description
A color print of a bay horse pulling a sulky and jockey on a track. His equipment is designed for speed. The jockey wears a jacket, white shirt, long pants, and billed cap. A grassy pasture with pond and trees borders the track, with low hills in the distance.
Rarus was bred by R.B. Conklin upon his retirement in New York in the early 1800s. His dam was called Nancy Awful because she had terrible tantrums, but Conklin bred her to Rysdyk’s Hambletonian to produce a stunning bay trotting prospect. Rarus was marked as a future champion from birth, and Conklin gave him an over-abundance of attention compared to the other horses on the farm. In his first practice race at age three, Rarus trotted the mile in three minutes. Rarus won his first scrub race at age six under the training of James Meade on August 21, 1874 in Long Island, winning a purse of $800. He was then transferred to Brooklyn to train under James Page and lowered his record to 2:28 ½ in one season. His early rival, Kansas Chief, was a former cowpony, and the two went back and forth in winnings for two seasons before Conklin changed Rarus’ driver to John Splan. Rarus was then entered in the Grand Circuit, where he won continuously for two years. Conklin continually turned down offers for the horse up to $45,000 because he believed the same amount of money could be won in purses. Rarus was hailed as “King of the Turf” for a short time after beating Goldsmith Maid’s on August 3, 1878 in Buffalo. His time, 2:13 1/4, was promoted as the “Greatest Achievement on Record.” Z.E. Simmons finally purchased Rarus for $36,000, but the sale was poorly timed. Because it was to take place before an exhibition, track officials were furious and banned both Rarus and Conklin from all tracks forever. With no choice, Simmons sent Rarus to Robert Bonner’s farm. Rarus was eventually inducted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 1978 as an “Immortal.”
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1878
maker
F. M. Haskell & Co.
ID Number
DL.60.3535
catalog number
60.3535

Central Park, N.Y. Feeding The Swans

Colored print; outdoor scene of a genteel lady with a little girl and boy feeding swans beside a lake. Beyond the lake, a formal fountain, a staircase, and colonade are visible in right background.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Colored print; outdoor scene of a genteel lady with a little girl and boy feeding swans beside a lake. Beyond the lake, a formal fountain, a staircase, and colonade are visible in right background.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1874
maker
Schile, Henry
ID Number
DL.60.2467
catalog number
60.2467
accession number
228146

Sunday Sports

Colored print of a forest scene. In center foreground a hunter struggles with a fox that is suspended from a stick carried over the hunter's shoulder.
Description (Brief)
Colored print of a forest scene. In center foreground a hunter struggles with a fox that is suspended from a stick carried over the hunter's shoulder. Two other hunters appear at left; one has fallen while struggling with a dog that has broken loose from its leash, the other holds a bleeding knee. Other hunters stand in groups, conversing, at right. River in right background.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1874
maker
Schile, Henry
ID Number
DL.60.2472
catalog number
60.2472
accession number
228146

Farewell

Colored print of a woman supporting a little girl who is standing on a stone pier rail and waving a handkerchief to a vanishing steamship. A leashed dog (Spaniel) stands beside them watching the ship.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Colored print of a woman supporting a little girl who is standing on a stone pier rail and waving a handkerchief to a vanishing steamship. A leashed dog (Spaniel) stands beside them watching the ship.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1870
maker
Schile, Henry
ID Number
DL.60.2478
catalog number
60.2478
accession number
228146

Killing Salmon

This print is one of fifteen chromolithographs that were included in the 1889-1890 folio "Sport or Fishing and Shooting" published by Bradlee Whidden of Boston and edited by A.C. Gould.
Description (Brief)
This print is one of fifteen chromolithographs that were included in the 1889-1890 folio "Sport or Fishing and Shooting" published by Bradlee Whidden of Boston and edited by A.C. Gould. These prints are based on watercolors that were commissioned for the publication, and illustrated by prominent American artists. Each folio illustration was accompanied by a single leaf of descriptive text followed by an account of the depicted sporting scene. The publication was advertised as having been reviewed for accuracy by a renowned group of anglers and hunters prior to printing.
This print was originally titled and numbered on the text page as 1. Killing Salmon. Henry Sandham. Two fishermen are depicted standing on a boulder beside a stream. They are bringing in a large salmon on a fishing line and a metal hook. A large fish lies behind them, already landed.
The artist was Henry Sandham (1842-1910), a Canadian born illustrator and artist of hunting and fishing scenes.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1889
publisher; copywriter
Bradlee Whidden
lithographer
Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company
artist
Sandham, Henry
ID Number
DL.60.2733
catalog number
60.2733
accession number
228146

Washington Family

Colored print of George and Martha Washington on a veranda. In this popular image, he is seated and she stands behind him. A boy (George Washington Parke Custis) and girl (Eleanor Parke Custis) stand at the left. Older girl enters at left with tea service.
Description (Brief)
Colored print of George and Martha Washington on a veranda. In this popular image, he is seated and she stands behind him. A boy (George Washington Parke Custis) and girl (Eleanor Parke Custis) stand at the left. Older girl enters at left with tea service. A large standing globe is in the foreground. This is a copy of the family portrait by Edward Savage which was painted 1789-1796 and published from a mezzotint engraving March 10, 1798.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1869
depicted
Washington, George
Washington, Martha
Custis, George Washington Parke
Custis, Eleanor Parke
maker
H. Schile and Company
originator
Savage, Edward
ID Number
DL.60.2457
catalog number
60.2457
accession number
228146

Mallard Shooting

This print is one of fifteen chromolithographs that were included in the 1889-1890 folio "Sport or Fishing and Shooting" published by Bradlee Whidden of Boston and edited by A.C. Gould.
Description (Brief)
This print is one of fifteen chromolithographs that were included in the 1889-1890 folio "Sport or Fishing and Shooting" published by Bradlee Whidden of Boston and edited by A.C. Gould. These prints are based on watercolors that were commissioned for the publication, and illustrated by prominent American artists. Each folio illustration was accompanied by a single leaf of descriptive text followed by an account of the depicted sporting scene. The publication was advertised as having been reviewed for accuracy by a renowned group of anglers and hunters prior to printing.
This print was originally titled and numbered on the text page as 7. Mallard Shooting. S.F. Denton. It depicts two men in a boat in a marsh. One man is shooting at mallard ducks while the other is paddling.
The artist was Sherman Foote Denton (1856-1937), a naturalist and noted illustrator of drawings of fish. Denton also invented a method of mounting fish that preserved their colors as in life. His work was frequently commissioned by the U.S. Fish Commision, forerunner of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1890
publisher; copywriter
Bradlee Whidden
lithographer
Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company
artist
Denton, Sherman Foote
ID Number
DL.60.2722
catalog number
60.2722
accession number
228146

The Old Reliable Schuttler Wagon. Presented by Peter Schuttler, Chicago

Color print of a wagon train descending a mountain road to a central level area beside a river. A wooden fenced structure is located to the left with tents and a number of parked wagons across from it.
Description (Brief)
Color print of a wagon train descending a mountain road to a central level area beside a river. A wooden fenced structure is located to the left with tents and a number of parked wagons across from it. This is an advertisement for Peter Schuttler, a prominent manufacturer of the wagons out of Chicago. Peter Schuttler was a German immigrant who learned his craft by working for a wagon maker in Sandusky, Ohio. In 1843 he moved to Chicago to start his own business by producing wagons for both the city and for Western travellers. By the 1850's, he had become a leading manufacturer of wagons partially due to the California Gold Rush, producing up to 1800 wagons a year. His son Peter took over the business when he died in 1865.
This image was a copy of a 1875-1880 stereo viewby Thurlow of Manitou Springs.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
n.d.
date made
ca 1885
maker
Clay & Company
ID Number
DL.60.3753
catalog number
60.3753

Innocence

Colored print of a little girl seated on a pillow which is on a rug. Next to her is a toy sheep, around which she is placing a garland of flowers.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Colored print of a little girl seated on a pillow which is on a rug. Next to her is a toy sheep, around which she is placing a garland of flowers.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1870
maker
Schile, Henry
ID Number
DL.60.2477
catalog number
60.2477
accession number
228146

Peace

Colored print of a young girl holding a kitten in a yellow shawl that is also wrapped around her shoulders. A dove sits on her right forefinger.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Colored print of a young girl holding a kitten in a yellow shawl that is also wrapped around her shoulders. A dove sits on her right forefinger.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1871
maker
Schile, Henry
ID Number
DL.60.2479
catalog number
60.2479
accession number
228146

F.W.P. Greenwood

Color print, half length portrait of a seated man (Reverend Francis William Pitt Greenwood). The signature of the sitter serves as the title.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Color print, half length portrait of a seated man (Reverend Francis William Pitt Greenwood). The signature of the sitter serves as the title.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1840
depicted
Greenwood, F.W.P.
maker
Sharp, William
ID Number
DL.60.3100
catalog number
60.3100
accession number
228146

Preliminary Trial of a Horse Thief in Kansas City 1876

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1877
maker
Clay, Cosack & Co.
artist
Mulvany, John
ID Number
DL.60.2376
catalog number
60.2376
accession number
228146

Preparing for a Drive

Colored print of a woman watching a young girl harness a large dog to a small open carriage. The woman is seated on a stone ledge. A lake and mountains appear in the background. A large ornamental urn sits on stone balustrade near the carriage.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Colored print of a woman watching a young girl harness a large dog to a small open carriage. The woman is seated on a stone ledge. A lake and mountains appear in the background. A large ornamental urn sits on stone balustrade near the carriage.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1870
maker
Edmund Foerster and Company
Silber, F.
ID Number
DL.60.2473
catalog number
60.2473
accession number
228146

Untitled (Landscape with harbor and town)

Colored print; landscape scene showing small town on a harbor with two steam ships on the water. Large mountain looms in right background. Several people stroll on a dirt road in right and left foreground. Palm trees at left and in foreground indicate a tropical climate.
Description (Brief)
Colored print; landscape scene showing small town on a harbor with two steam ships on the water. Large mountain looms in right background. Several people stroll on a dirt road in right and left foreground. Palm trees at left and in foreground indicate a tropical climate. Proof before letters.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1870
maker
Schile, Henry
ID Number
DL.60.2468
catalog number
60.2468
accession number
228146

Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon of Philadelphia.

This colorful chromolithograph contains an animated scene of the Union volunteer refreshment saloon located near the Navy Yard at Swanson and Washington Avenues in Philadelphia, as it appeared in November of 1863.
Description
This colorful chromolithograph contains an animated scene of the Union volunteer refreshment saloon located near the Navy Yard at Swanson and Washington Avenues in Philadelphia, as it appeared in November of 1863. Located on a railroad hub linking the North and the South, the saloon was staffed by volunteers and provided relief for Union troops to soldiers on their way to or returning from battlefields in the South. Its services included warm meals, temporary housing, medical services, and washing facilities. From its opening on May 27, 1861, to its closing on December 1, 1865, over 800,000 men were assisted in this saloon and served over 1,025,000 meals. In the print, a crowd of civilians and a few wounded soldiers line the street to welcome a formation of soldiers who parade down the road towards the saloon. At the right, men another unit depart the saloon and board a Philadelphia, Wilmington, & Baltimore railroad car, bound for the battlefront. A band dressed in road uniforms performs patriotic songs while American flags are waved in the crowd and dot the skyline of the scene. The names of men who were involved in collecting donations for the saloon are listed in the lower margin along with the names of its committee members.
The Philadelphia saloons received support from the United States Sanitary Commission, a relief agency approved by the War Department on June 18, 1861 to provide assistance to sick, wounded, and travelling Union soldiers. Although the leaders of the Commission were men, the agency depended on thousands of women, who collected donations, volunteered as nurses in hospitals, and offered assistance at rest stations and refreshment saloons. They also sponsored Sanitary Fairs in Northern cities, raising millions of dollars used to send food, clothing, and medicine to Union soldiers.
The print was created by James Fuller Queen, a pioneering chromolithographer active in Philadelphia, who served in a Civil War militia between 1862 and 1863. Its printer, Thomas S. Sinclair, was a Scottish immigrant to Philadelphia who worked in the lithographic shop of John Collins, before taking over the business the next year. His firm was profitable into the 1880s, producing maps, city views, certificates, book illustrations, political cartoons, sheet music covers, and fashion advertisements.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1861
lithographer
Sinclair, Thomas
artist
Queen, James
ID Number
DL.60.3799
catalog number
60.3799

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