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Two-piece Fur Stole

Ascension Number: 2,024,156 Location: Clothing Box 18 Collection: Date: 1951-1960, 1961-1970 Color: Brown Creator: N/A Gender: Female Fur stole, two connected pelts side by side, part of a three-part stole set with 2024154 and 2024155. Lisa Ferrante Perrone, a professor of Italian at Bucknell, donated this piece. It was originally owned by Angela Castagna Formato, born in 1903 and grew up in Manhattan.

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Fur Stole

Ascension Number: 2,024,155Location: Clothing Box 18 Collection: Date: 1951-1960, 1961-1970Color: BrownCreator: N/AGender: Female Fur stole with two connected pelts back to front, connected by loops, part of a three-part stole set with 2024154 and 2024156. Lisa Ferrante Perrone, a professor of Italian at Bucknell, donated this piece. It was originally owned by Angela Castagna Formato, born in 1903 and grew up in Manhattan.

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Fur Veil

Ascension Number: 2,024,154 Location: Clothing Box 18 Collection: Date: 1951-1960, 1961-1970 Color: Brown, Purple Creator: N/A Gender: Female Fur hat, veil on top, bow on the front, 1950s- 60s, part of three-part stole set with 2024155 and 2024156. Lisa Ferrante Perrone, a professor of Italian at Bucknell, donated this piece. It was originally owned by Angela Castagna Formato, born in 1903 and grew up in Manhattan.

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Women’s Long Skirt

Ascension Number: 2,023,013 Location: Clothing Box 1 Collection: Wolfe Collection Date: 1901-1910, 1911-1920 Color: White/Cream, Brown Creator: N/A Gender: Female Victorian/Edwardian skirt with tan pockets and belt. The name “Mary E. Wolfe” is written on the waistband

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Brown Striped Dress

Ascension Number: 2,023,004Location: Clothing Box 1 Collection: Wolfe Collection Date: 1901-1910, 1911-1920, 1921-1930Color: White/Cream, BrownCreator: N/AGender: Female Edwardian dress with brown stripes, elbow length sleeves and lace around collar and sleeves

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Half Slip

Ascension Number: 2,023,029 Location: Clothing Box 2 Collection: Wolfe Collection Date: 1901-1910, 1911-1920, 1921-1930 Color: White/Cream, Brown Creator: N/A Gender: Female half slip with seam rips (modern elastic was added)

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