Pink floral taffeta cocktail dress
Arnold Scaasi, 1958
Silk taffeta with ikat/warpped-printed floral motifs in bright pink, raspberry and beige.
Short-sleeved off-the-shoulder bodice with sweetheart neckline with full short skirt over petticoat.
Kent State University Museum
Gift of Arnold Scaasi, KSUM 1997.10.4
  
Garnet chiffon ruffled evening dress
Arnold Scaasi, probably from spring 1990
Long-sleeved silk chiffon upper bodice and five-tired ruffle design skirt with nylon "horsehair" braid at ruffles' edges.
Kent State University Museum
Gift of Barbara Tober, KSUM T00.48.3

Red evening dress & shawl with feather trim
Arnold Scaasi, c.1966-68
Chiffon bodice and shawl trimmed at the skirt and along the shawl's edges in red and white ostrich feathers.
New York Coty Awards 1989.
Kent State University Museum
Silverman/Rodgers Collection, Gift of Aileen Mehle, KSUM 1983.1.703ab

Red, white & black dress with lace overlay
Arnold Scaasi, 1988
Off-the-shoulder long-sleeved hip-length bodice in black sequined lace over red satin.
Ivory taffeta skirt and black ruffle.
Kent State University Museum
Gift of Arnold Scaasi, KSUM 1997.10.37

White evening dress & shawl with feather trim
Arnold Scaasi, c.1972
White machine embroidered cloth with all-over floral design. White ostrich feather trim on skirt and shawl's edges.
Kent State University Museum
Silverman/Rodgers Collection, Gift of Aileen Mehle, KSUM 1983.1.702ab

Red brocade evening gown
Arnold Scaasi, fall 1992
Strapless gown with bustle back panel.
On loan from The Ohio State University Historic Costume and Textiles Collection
Gift of Arnold Scaasi, OSU 1997.17.25

Black chiffon dress with sequined lace skirt
Arnold Scaasi, fall 1982
Long-sleeved dress of black silk chiffon with black lace over-skirt.
Both bodice and skirt are decorated with pink, green and peach sequins.
Kent State University Museum
Gift of Arnold Scaasi, KSUM 1997.10.45
  
  
Decorative Arts

Portrait of Miss Mansell
Painted ca.1860-65
Richard Buckner, England, active ca.1830-91
Oil on canvas
Kent State University Museum
Silverman/Rodgers Collection, KSUM 1983.4.562

Mantel Clock
French, 19th century
Gilt bronze
Clock in the form of a cherub in a chariot drawn by eagles.
Kent State University Museum
Silverman/Rodgers Collection, KSUM 1983.4.281

Louis XVI Style Writing Table (Bureau Plat)
French, 20th century
Mahogany, gilt bronze, leather
This piece is a copy of a table made for the palace of Fontainebleau by
Guillaume Beneman, who served as French royal cabinetmaker from 1784 to 1792.
Kent State University Museum
Silverman/Rodgers Collection, KSUM 1983.4.790