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Costume Dress

Ascension Number: 2,023,142 Location: Clothing Box 10 Collection: Wolfe Collection Date: 1901-1910, 1911-1920, 1921-1930, 1931-1940 Color: White/Cream Creator: N/A Gender: Female Full-length dress (possibly a theater costume?) with trim at the center front. Snap closure at back waist.

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Embroidered Piece of Fabric

Ascension Number: 2,023,141 Location: Clothing Box 10 Collection: Wolfe Collection Date: 1901-1910, 1911-1920, 1921-1930, 1931-1940 Color: White/Cream Creator: N/A Gender: Female Piece of cotton/ linen fabric with embroidery and pieced lace.

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Fabric Removed from Petticoat

Ascension Number: 2,023,140 Location: Clothing Box 10 Collection: Wolfe Collection Date: 1901-1910, 1911-1920, 1921-1930, 1931-1940 Color: White/Cream Creator: N/A Gender: Female Length of fabric (removed tier of petticoat) with lace inserted and at hem. vertical tucks and embroidery.

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Insertion Lace White SKirt

Ascension Number: 2,023,139 Location: Clothing Box 10 Collection: Wolfe Collection Date: 1901-1910, 1911-1920, 1921-1930, 1931-1940 Color: White/Cream Creator: N/A Gender: Female (starched cotton or cotton organdy) Skirt with a CB hook closure. horizontal tucks at hem, vertical tucks at hips and insertion lace. Transparent.

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Cotton Lace Petticoat

Ascension Number: 2,023,138Location: Clothing Box 10 Collection: Wolfe Collection Date: 1901-1910, 1911-1920, 1921-1930, 1931-1940Color: White/CreamCreator: N/AGender: Female   cotton petticoat with CB hook and eye closure. Horizontal tucks at hem, Decorative lace insertion and decoarative vertical tucks.

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Cotton Petticoat

Ascension Number: 2,023,137 Location: Clothing Box 7 Collection: Wolfe Collection Date: 1901-1910, 1911-1920, 1921-1930, 1931-1940 Color: White/Cream Creator: N/A Gender: Female Cotton petticoat with a hook closure at CB. Gathers at the CB with a gathered ruffle at the hem.

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Starched Black Skirt

Ascension Number: 2,023,136 Location: Clothing Box 10 Collection: Wolfe Collection Date: 1901-1910, 1911-1920, 1921-1930, 1931-1940 Color: Black Creator: N/A Gender: Female Starched black full circle skirt with velvet pattern. metal zipper and (damaged) button opening.

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Purple Chiffon Blouse

Ascension Number: 2,023,135 Location: Clothing Box 10 Collection: Wolfe Collection Date: 1901-1910, 1911-1920, 1921-1930, 1931-1940 Color: Purple Creator: N/A Gender: Female It is a purple chiffon blouse with a silk lining. CF opening with hooks on lining and snaps on chiffon. Purple beading at CF and cuffs. Decorative vertical tucks at front and back. Shawl sailors’ collar. Hong Kong seam finishes with black silk.

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Black Cotton Skirt

Ascension Number: 2,023,117 Location: Clothing Box 7 Collection: Wolfe Collection Date: 1901-1910, 1911-1920, 1921-1930, 1931-1940 Color: Black Creator: N/A Gender: Female (1900s) (Damaged) black cotton skirt with faint vertical stripes and a CB hook closure. Featuring sewn down pleating at the top and matching waistband. Matching bodice #2023116.

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Black Cotton Bodice

Ascension Number: 2,023,116 Location: Clothing Box 7 Collection: Wolfe Collection Date: 1901-1910, 1911-1920, 1921-1930, 1931-1940 Color: Black Creator: N/A Gender: Female (1900s) Black cotton with a faint vertical stripe bodice and a CB hook closure. Front tucks and pleats gathered at waistband made out of black taffeta. Waistband reinforced with canvas and boning. Folded cuffs with striped cotton backed with black taffeta. matching skirt #2023117.

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