RevolutionCrossroads/si_us_revolutionary_era_collections huggingface dataset:
dress, 1-piece
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Dress, 1-Piece
Main Dress
Woman
Dress
Entire Body
Dress, 1-Piece; Entire Body; Main Dress; Female
Date made: 1777 - 1790
Credit line: From the Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Decorative Arts
Topics: Women
dress, 2-piece
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Dress, 2-Piece
Main Dress
Woman
Dress
Entire Body
Dress, 2-Piece; Entire Body; Main Dress; Female
Date made: 1780 - 1795
used by: Gibbons, Anne Hayward
used in: United States: Georgia, Savannah
fabric woven in: United Kingdom: England
Credit line: Gift of A. Nelson Lewis
Topics: Women
Presidents
jacket
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Jacket
Jacket; Upper Body; Main Dress; Female
Date made: 1780 - 1790
jacket
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Jacket
Jacket; Upper Body; Main Dress; Female; Sport; Riding
Date made: 1775 - 1785
short gown
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Short Gown
Short Gown; Upper Body; Main Dress; Female; Quaker?
Date made: 1775 - 1779?
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. William E. Dulin
ring
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Ring
Ring; Jewelry; Accessories Worn on the Body; Female; Mourning
Date made: 1783
Physical Description: metal (overall material)
glass (overall material)
jacket
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Jacket
Jacket; Upper Body; Main Dress; Female?
Date made: 1782 - 1792
dress, 1 piece
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Dress, 1 Piece
Dress, 1 Piece; Entire Body; Main Dress; Female; Quaker?
Date made: 1795 - 1805
Topics: Quakers
dress 1-piece
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Dress 1-Piece
Dress 1-Piece; Entire Body; Main Dress; Female
Date made: 1795 - 1810
Woman's Dress, 1799
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Dress, 1-Piece
Main Dress
Woman
Dress
Entire Body
Dress, 1-Piece; Entire Body; Main Dress; Female; Wedding
Date made: 1799
user: Cummings, Sarah Pond
maker: unknown
Place Made: World
probably used in: United States: New York, Oneida County
Measurements: waist: 36 in; x 91.44 cm
Credit line: Mrs. Marguerite Smith and Mrs. Diana Lang
Topics: Women
Clothing and dress
Dress accessories
Weddings
Description: According to family tradition, this dress was worn in 1799 when Sarah Pond, the daughter of Bartholew Pond, wed Hezekiah Cummings in New York State, probably in the Oneida area. The information about these people is sketchy, but the family believes that the dress was later given to Sarah's niece, through whose family it descended until it was donated to the Smithsonian Institution.
Although this dress with its bold colors would have been very striking when first worn, printed wool dresses like this one rarely survived due to their nature. Their loose weave did not contribute to long wear as evidenced by the many holes and snags in this dress, some of which were patched with additional fabric and others which were simply mended. Wherever the seams were not finished, the wool has unraveled over the years, especially at the waist.
The woman who made this dress was trying to do so in a period of great transition for women's clothing. While she understood some of the new techniques for construction, such as the skirt having both the front and back cut on the grain, she was less certain about how to cut the bodice and the sleeves. Many dresses from this period have long straight sleeves but, unlike this dress, are often cut on the bias for ease. Although she was also attempting to follow newer techniques for putting in the sleeves, she did not understand how to do it perfectly.
This empire style one-piece dress is constructed from an orange loose-weave twill wool. The fabric is printed allover with a small sprig pattern in black. The front neck edge is a modified U-shape with a higher neckline in the back. The neckline edge is bound with dark gray wool that ends at the back shoulder seams. There are no darts in the bodice front. The top and sides of the bodice front continue to the back, where they are applied with top stitching. A center back opening in the bodice extends into the skirt section with a drawstring closure at the back neck edge and the waist. The long, very narrow sleeves are cut in one piece with a slight fullness at the top of the sleeves. The armholes are shaped with gussets at the underarms for ease. The skirt front is cut on the straight of the grain, widening near the hemline. The skirt back is also cut straight with side insets to create fullness. A fold over hem has a tuck just above the lower edge. The bodice back, shoulders, and front sides are lined with natural colored linen. The waist measures 36 inches.
bag
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Bag
Accessories Carried
Woman
Bag
Bags
Bag; Bags; Accessories Carried; Female
Date made: 1780 - 1840
place made: United States: Virginia
used in: United States: Virginia
Measurements: overall open: 5 3/4 in x 3 5/8 in; 14.605 cm x 9.2075 cm
Topics: Women
suit, frock, 3-piece
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Suit, Frock, 3-Piece
Suit, Frock, 3-Piece; Entire Body; Main Dress; Boy
Date made: 1775 - 1799
dress, 1-piece
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Dress, 1-Piece
Dress, 1-Piece; Entire Body; Main Dress; Female
Date made: 1770 - 1780
Credit line: Gift of Dorris G. DuPont
Topics: Quakers
dress, 1-piece
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Dress, 1-Piece
Dress, 1-Piece; Entire Body; Main Dress; Female
Date made: 1770 - 1780
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Millar McGilchrist
dress, 1-piece
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Dress, 1-Piece
Dress, 1-Piece; Entire Body; Main Dress; Female
Date made: 1770 - 1785
Credit line: From the Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Decorative Arts
dress, 1-piece
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Dress, 1-Piece
Dress, 1-Piece; Entire Body; Main Dress; Female
Date made: 1770 - 1785
designed silk: Van Sommer, John
Credit line: Gift of Helen Munroe
dress, 2-piece
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Dress, 2-Piece
Dress, 2-Piece; Entire Body; Main Dress; Female
Date made: 1775 - 1785
Credit line: CONOVER HUNT JONES
Woman's Dress, 1750-1780
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Dress, 3-Piece
Main Dress
Woman
Dress
Entire Body
Dress, 3-Piece; Entire Body; Main Dress; Female
Date made: 1750 - 1780
owned by: Pinckney, Eliza Lucas
maker: Pinckney, Eliza Lucas
place made: United States: South Carolina, Charleston
used in: United States: South Carolina
Physical Description: silk (overall material)
cotton (overall material)
linen (overall material)
Measurements: stomacher: 12 3/4 in x 9 1/2 in; 32.385 cm x 24.13 cm
Credit line: Elizabeth R. Pinckney and Sarah P. Ambler
Topics: Women
Clothing and dress
Dress accessories
Description: Three individual pieces comprise this sacque or sack dress – an opened-front dress with the trademark box-pleats dropping from the back with a matching petticoat and a stomacher. The stomacher is a removable, decorative panel that fills in the v-shaped void that extends from the chest to the waist in the front of a gown. Mrs. Eliza Lucas Pinckney, the original owner, was the wife of Col. Chief Justice Charles Pinckney and the mother of two Revolutionary War veterans who became important early American politicians. According to historical records, the silk for this gown, and two others, was made from silkworms raised on the Pinckney plantation near Charleston, SC.
The practice of sericulture, or the rearing of silkworms, gained renewed interest in the American colonies during the early to mid 18th century. Plantation owners first in Georgia and later South Carolina planted mulberry trees to accommodate the Asian imported silkworms. Sericulture was never profitable enough to overtake cotton as a viable textile crop in the American south. However, Mrs. Pinckney was a trailblazer in colonial agriculture actively supporting the cultivation of both indigo and silk in her region.
The silk thread, produced in Charleston under the supervision of Mrs. Pinckney, was then exported to England to be woven into damask dress fabric in Spitalfields, an area of London renowned for its weaving industry. One dress was said to have been gifted to Princess Augusta, the Dowager Princess of Wales (mother of the future George III) and the other to Lord Chesterfield, a friend of the Colonies.
In the late 1920s, this dress was altered considerably so that it could to be worn as a wedding dress by a member of the Pinckney family.
dress, 2-piece
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Dress, 2-Piece
Dress, 2-Piece; Entire Body; Main Dress; Female
Date made: 1770 - 1785
wearer: Little, Esther Baird
used in: United States: Maryland, Hagerstown
Credit line: Gift of Susannah Holt Young
Topics: Women
Celebrations
Weddings
dress, 2-piece
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Dress, 2-Piece
Dress, 2-Piece; Entire Body; Main Dress; Female
Date made: 1775 - 1790
date made: 1775 - 1785
1775 - 1785
dress, 2-piece
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Dress, 2-Piece
Dress, 2-Piece; Entire Body; Main Dress; Female
Date made: 1785 - 1790
date made: 1785 - 1785
1775 - 1785
dress, 1-piece
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Dress, 1-Piece
Dress, 1-Piece; Entire Body; Main Dress; Female
Date made: 1785 - 1795
dress, 1-piece
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Dress, 1-Piece
Dress, 1-Piece; Entire Body; Main Dress; Female
Date made: 1795 - 1810
jewelry fragments
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Jewelry Fragments
Jewelry Fragments; Male
Date made: 1790
cuff links
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Cuff Links
cuff links
Cuff Links; Jewelry; Accessories Worn on the Body; Male
Date made: 1790
cuff buttons
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Cuff Buttons
Cuff Buttons; Jewelry; Accessories Worn on the Body; Male
Date made: 1790
stud, collar
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Stud, Collar
Stud, Collar; Jewelry; Accessories Worn on the Body; Male
Date made: 1790
stud
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Stud
Stud; Jewelry; Accessories Worn on the Body; Male
Date made: 1790
dress, skirt
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Dress, Skirt
Dress, Skirt; Entire Body; Main Dress; Female
Date made: 1790 - 1810
dress, 2-piece
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Dress, 2-Piece
Dress, 2-Piece; Entire Body; Main Dress; Female
Date made: 1770 - 1780
Measurements: waist: 27 1/2 in; x 69.85 cm
Credit line: Gift of Katherine Scott
dress, 1-piece
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Dress, 1-Piece
Dress, 1-Piece; Entire Body; Main Dress; Female
Date made: 1775 - 1785
1792
1792-01-05
used by: Powell, Katherine Brooke
used in: United States: Virginia, Middleburg
Credit line: Gift of Anne Magill Fauntleroy
Topics: Weddings
dress, 1-piece
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Dress, 1-Piece
Dress, 1-Piece; Entire Body; Main Dress; Female
Date made: 1780 - 1790
Measurements: waist: 29 in; x 73.66 cm
Credit line: Gift of Katherine Scott
waistcoat
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Waistcoat
Waistcoat; Upper Body; Main Dress; Male
Date made: 1790 - 1870
1786-1795
wearer: Gansevoort, Peter
used in: United States: New York, Albany
Measurements: center back: 26 1/2 in; 67.31 cm
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Abraham Lansing
vest
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Vest
Vest; Upper Body; Main Dress; Male
Date made: 1780 - 1810
stays
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Stays
Stays; Upper Body; Underwear; Female
Date made: 1770 - 1800
stays
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Stays
Stays; Upper Body; Underwear; Female
Date made: 177000 - 1800
1770 - 1800
fabric
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Fabric
Fabric; Accessories for the Manufacturing of Clothing
Date made: 1700 - 1799
1789
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Stewart R. Hotchkiss
dress, bodice
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Dress, Bodice
Dress, Bodice; Entire Body; Main Dress; Female
Date made: 1770 - 1785
waistcoat
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Waistcoat
Waistcoat; Upper Body; Main Dress; Male
Date made: 1780 - 1789
Measurements: overall length-sh seam/cf hem: 21 in; 53.34 cm
center back: 15 in; 38.1 cm
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. R.H. Frain
coat
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coat
Coat; Coat, Frock; Upper Body; Main Dress; Male
Date made: 1780 - 1789
date made: 1770 - 1789
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. R.H. Frain
Description: Gold silk embroidered with pink, yellow, green and white floral decoration; embroidered band collar; embroidered center front closure with four buttonholes; long set-in sleeves with embroidered turned-back cuffs; embroidered flap pockets; two metal-plated wooden buttons at back waist, each embossed with fruit basket motif; embroidered triple vent below; center back measure 31 1/2" (80 cm)
shoes
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Shoes
Shoes; Footwear; Accessories Worn on the Body; Girl
Date made: 1790 - 1799
stockings, pair of
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Stockings, Pair of
Stockings, Pair of; Footwear; Accessories Worn on the Body; Female
Date made: 1785
buckles
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Buckles
Buckles; Male
Date made: 1790
used by: Davis, William
used in: United States: Massachusetts, Marblehead
shoes
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Shoes
Shoes; Footwear; Accessories Worn on the Body; Male
Date made: 1790
used by: Davis, William
used in: United States: Massachusetts, Marblehead
stockings
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Stockings
stockings
Stockings; Footwear; Accessories Worn on the Body; Male
Date made: 1790
used by: Davis, William
used in: United States: Massachusetts, Marblehead
neckcloth
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Neckcloth
Neckcloth; Neckwear; Accessories Worn on the Body; Male
Date made: 1790
used by: Davis, William
used in: United States: Massachusetts, Marblehead
shirt fragments
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Shirt Fragments
Shirt Fragments; Male
Date made: 1790
used by: Davis, William
used in: United States: Massachusetts, Marblehead
breeches
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Breeches
Breeches; Lower Body; Main Dress; Male
Date made: 1790
used by: Davis, William
used in: United States: Massachusetts, Marblehead
Description: Main dress, lower body, very pale green, open weave creates a narrow striped effect; band is 4 1/4" at center front tapering to 2 1/2" at back gusset, center front opening on band with three self-covered button closures; stand pockets on either side of band front; four self-covered buttons at upper edges of band; a self covered button below outer edge of each stand pocket; 11 1/4" fall that buttons at each corner, white linen (?) gusset at back waistband with two eyelets on either side for drawstring; upper backs gathered slightly to band; leg openings have three self covered closures; 3/4" wide knee band with buttonhole and strap closure; white linen (?) lining
suit, coat
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Suit, Coat
Suit, Coat; Entire Body; Main Dress; Male
Date made: 1790
1794-01-31
used by: Davis, William
used in: United States: Massachusetts, Marblehead
Topics: Weddings
Description: Main dress; entire body; tan, broadcloth, long shaped set-in sleeves with 2 3/4" wide cuffs that fasten with a self-covered button closure; high close fitting pointed collar; center front opening with edges cut on a curve that swing outward at lower edges; hook and eye closure at upper center front; nine 1 3/8" wide silk buttons covered in an off-white checked pattern are sewn to right front edge, nine 2 1/2" mick buttonholes at left front; large curved flap pockets at lower front extending to side backs; shaped fitted back with pleated skirt section; center back flap opening in skirt section; same check silk buttons at upper and lower edges of back pleat; unlined except for white linen (?) sleeve lining; center back length = 45 3/4" (116.2 cm)
vest
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Vest
Vest; Upper Body; Main Dress; Male
Date made: 1790
purchased from: Ginsburg, Cora
worn by: Davis, W.
used by: Davis, William
used in: United States: Massachusetts, Marblehead
Topics: Weddings
Description: Upper body, white, satin front; linen back and front lining, round neckline with front edges folding back into lapels. CF edges cut straight below lapels with eight buttonholes on either side of CF edges; eight self-covered 9/16" wide buttons sewn in a slight curving angle on either side of front; lower edge cut straight across; 1-3/8" stand pocket on either side of lower front; CB length = 22-1/8" (56.1cm).
shoes, pair of
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Shoes, Pair of
Shoes, Pair of; Footwear; Accessories Worn on the Body; Child
Date made: 1790 - 1799
Credit line: From the Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Decorative Arts
shoes, pair of
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Shoes, Pair of
Shoes, Pair of; Footwear; Accessories Worn on the Body; Child
Date made: 1795 - 1805
Credit line: From the Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Decorative Arts
shoes, pair of
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Shoes, Pair of
Shoes, Pair of; Footwear; Accessories Worn on the Body; Child
Date made: 1789
used by: Baldwin, Samantha
maker: Collins, Samuel
Collins, Samuel
used in: United States: Connecticut, Mansfield
Credit line: Mrs. Stewart R. Hotchkiss
shoe
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Shoe
Shoe; Footwear; Accessories Worn on the Body; Infant
Date made: 1800 - 1805
shoe
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Shoe
Shoe; Footwear; Accessories Worn on the Body; Male
Date made: 1775 - 1799
Credit line: From the Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Decorative Arts
buttons
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Buttons
Buttons; Accessories for the Manufacturing of Clothing
maker: Schenck, Ida Sutphen
used: Schenck, John
place made: United States: New Jersey, Hunterdon county
used in: United States: New Jersey, Hunterdon county
Credit line: The Sutphen-Schenck-Hunt Memorial Collection
waistcoat
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Waistcoat
Waistcoat; Upper Body; Main Dress; Male
Date made: 1810
associated date: 1800 - 1810
worn for: France
Physical Description: white (overall color)
Measurements: center back: 16 in; 40.64 cm
Credit line: Gift of Charles B. H. Jackson
waistcoat
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Waistcoat
Waistcoat; Upper Body; Main Dress; Male; Army; Guard National; Officer
Date made: 1790-1800
associated place: France
place made: France
Associated Place: France
Physical Description: white (overall color)
wool (overall material)
Measurements: center front: 34 1/4 in; 86.995 cm
center back: 28 in; 71.12 cm
Credit line: Gift of Charles B. H. Jackson
Description (Brief): Off-white wool with stand collar, trimmed with metallic silver braid; braid outlines the 13 functional buttonholes and 7 false buttonholes at center front, as well as making the corresponding bands under the buttons; the silver braid also outlines three buttonholes on each of two double-scalloped pocket flaps; 18 (of the original 20) buttons remain at center front; 3 buttons were originally at each pocket flap (1 is missing from the left flap); buttons are silver-colored metal, cast with the motto "LIBERTÉ ORDER PUBLIC", surrounding a flaming ball; buttons vary slightly in appearance and size; long, somewhat flared skirt, with 6" vents in base at each side seam; foreparts lined, and vest backed, with natural-colored linen; center back seam is open 4" below neckline; remnants of 3 pairs of tape ties cross mid-back.
gloves, pair of
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Gloves, Pair of
Gloves, Pair of; Handwear; Accessories Worn on the Body; Male
Date made: 1800 - 1810
Credit line: From the Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Decorative Arts
mitts, pair of
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Mitts, Pair of
Mitts, Pair of; Handwear; Accessories Worn on the Body; Female
Date made: 1800 - 1810
Credit line: From the Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Decorative Arts
trousers
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Trousers
trousers
Trousers; Lower Body; Main Dress; Male
Date made: 1795 - 1805
Measurements: buttons, fall: 1.3 cm; x 1/2 in
buttons, center front: 1 in; x 2.54 cm
rise (cf to crotch to cb): 92 cm; 36 1/4 in
seat (cb waist to crotch): 52.8 cm; 20 13/16 in
inseam: 66.6 cm; 26 1/4 in
waist circumference--w/o gusset: 73.6 cm; x 29 in
overall length--at side: 102.2 cm; 40 1/4 in
fall width, upper edge: 43.5 cm; x 17 1/8 in
fall width, base: 42.8 cm; x 16 7/8 in
fall height: 15.2 cm; 6 in
waistband width, cb: 8.9 cm; 3 1/2 in
waistband width, side: 10.5 cm; 4 1/8 in
waistband width, cf: 11.3 cm; 4 7/16 in
opening, cb, length along edge: 16.5 cm; 6 1/2 in
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Scott Adams
drawers
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Drawers
Drawers; Lower Body; Underwear; Male
Date made: 1795 - 1805
chemise, shift
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Chemise, Shift
Chemise, Shift; Entire Body; Underwear; Female
Date made: 1795 - 1805
fan
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Fan
Fan; Accessories Carried; Female
Date made: 1802
used by: Heydrick, Susanna Neff
Topics: Weddings
fan
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Fan
Fan; Accessories Carried; Female
Date made: 1780 - 1810
wallet
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Wallet
Accessories Carried
Man
Bag
Bags
Wallet; Bags; Accessories Carried; Unknown
Date made: 1790
used in: United States: Vermont, Dorset
Measurements: overall: 6 1/4 in x 7 1/2 in; 15.875 cm x 19.05 cm
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Stewart Hotchkiss
Topics: Men
wallet
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Wallet
Accessories Carried
Wallet
Bags
Wallet; Bags; Accessories Carried; Unknown
Date made: 1785
Measurements: overall: 4 3/4 in x 7 1/2 in; 12.065 cm x 19.05 cm
Credit line: Gift of Ellen Wilson Caswell
bag
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Bag
Accessories Carried
Woman
Bag
Bags
Bag; Bags; Accessories Carried; Female
Date made: 1777
Measurements: overall: 9 in x 8 3/4 in; 22.86 cm x 22.225 cm
Credit line: Gift of Lenora Bessey through Mrs. Austin H. Clark
Topics: Women
purse
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Purse
Accessories Carried
Purse
Bags
Purse; Purse, Pocketbook; Bags; Accessories Carried; Female
Date made: 1890 - 1920
1790-1810
1790-1850
place made: United Kingdom: England
made in: United Kingdom: England
Measurements: overall: 3 3/8 in x 2 5/8 in; 8.5725 cm x 6.6675 cm
Credit line: Gift of Lewis E. Hood
undershirt
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Undershirt
Undershirt; Upper Body; Underwear; Male
Date made: 1775-1810
wearer: Randolph, John
Credit line: Gift of Elizabeth G. Randolph Calvert and Cornelia P. Randolph
shirt
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Shirt
Shirt; Upper Body; Main Dress; Male
Date made: 1775 - 1799
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Dudley S. Knox
umbrella
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Umbrella
Parasols
Umbrella; Parasols; Accessories Carried; Unknown
Date made: 1790
1790-1850