White Mull Gown with Imbécile Sleeves
Indian textile, worn in Europe or America, ca. 1827-1830
Soft fine sheer cotton with whitework embroidery at the lower skirt portion
Kent State University Museum
Silverman/Rodgers Collection
KSUM 1983.1.43

Installation waist ribbon

Square Turnover Shawl with Red Field
Kashmir, India, ca. 1824-1849
Pieced, embroidered field and outer border, inner border
twill-tapestry weave 2/2 twill with floats, wool warp and weft (7 colors)
Kent State University Museum
Silverman/Rodgers Collection
KSUM 1983.1.2466

Beige Slip-on Shoes
Ohio, first half of the 19th century
Kent State University Museum
Gift of Marguerite Harris
KSUM 1994.16.2ab

 

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