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Head to Toe

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Head to ToeNovember 17, 2021 - May 15, 2022

Head to Toe explores more than two hundred years of women’s dress from 1800 through the early twenty-first century, focusing on the role that accessories play within the total ensembles of Western women’s fashion, as well as the messages that they communicate about social and cultural values.

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Off-white embroidered drawstring bag with fringe trim and three points on bottom, each ending i…
Bag
c. 1800
Black leather flat shoe with blue leather cut outs, pointed toe
Shoe
c. 1800
White cotton gauze floor length dress with empire waist, elbow length sleeves and embroidery th…
Dress
c. 1805
Brass eyeglasses with oval lenses
Eyeglasses
c. 1825
Beige beaded reticule with pink drawstring top and horizontal band of pink and green roses in c…
Bag
1825-1850
Grey silk taffeta floor length coat with voluminous sleeves, bow at neck and self-ruffle down c…
Set
1830
Light olive green/tan velvet bonnet with dark green ties and flat back
Hat
c. 1845
Beige bonnet trimmed with lace and cloth flowers inside brim, neck tie
Hat
1845
Bracelet of woven hair with gold barrel fittings spaced throughout and large central knot with …
Bracelet
1845-1875
Black fan with tortoise shell sticks and all over silver and gold sequins
Fan
Duvelleroy
c.1860
Tan velvet bonnet with black lace and pink velvet flowers and leaves throughout
Hat
c. 1853
Grey silk taffeta floor length dress with bell sleeves and full pleated skirt with three ruffle…
Dress
c. 1855