Browse Items (24 total)

• Handkerchief

  Black chiffon and lace handkerchief; center is chiffon (12 inch square); 6.5 inch lace borders; 25 inch square. Probably used by Hildegarde in performance.

  Tags black, chiffon, handkerchief, Hildegarde, lace

• Handkerchief

  Off-white silk crepe and lace handkerchief; twenty-four inches square with 4.5 inch wide lace border. Owned by Hildegarde.

  Tags handkerchief, Hildegarde, lace, off-white, silk crepe

• Cocktail dress with scarf

  A. Black crepe cocktail dress; scalloped front yoke of black Chantilly lace; jewel neckline bound with bias crepe; bow at neckline and at yoke ending; long tight sleeves with lace tape, carrying through yoke design; full accordian pleated skirt falling from natural waistline; slim underlining. B. Black crepe scarf.
  
  Worn by Florence Eiseman.

  Tags black, cocktail dress, crepe, dress, Florence Eiseman, lace, scarf

• Cocktail dress

  A. Black crepe cocktail dress; scalloped front yoke of black Chantilly lace; jewel neckline bound with bias crepe; bow at neckline and at yoke ending; long tight sleeves with lace tape, carrying through yoke design; full accordian pleated skirt falling from natural waistline; slim underlining. Worn with black crepe scarf (Object ID #1987.103.b).
  
  Worn by Florence Eiseman.

  Tags black, cocktail dress, crepe, dress, Florence Eiseman, lace