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  1. T-shirt

    white 100% cotton T-shirt, size M. Bay Meadows Racecourse logo in black and teal on left front ; image of two horses racing; one jockey wearing yellow, the other red against a US flag background. Bay Meadows / Racecourse written below in blue

    Record Type: Object

    2010.013 t-shirt
  2. Alyeska Arctic Wear Parka, c. 1972-1975 - Parka

    Alyeska Arctic Wear Parka, c. 1972-1975. Down parka designed and produced by the Woolrich Company for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline construction project. The outer shell is constructed with dark green heat and flame resistant nomex aramid fiber. The hood is trimmed with tawny coyote fur, and two cotton cords can be pulled to cinch the hood into a tunnel shape for protection against wind. The front of the parka has four flap patch pockets. Each pocket...

    Record Type: Object

    Alyeska Arctic Wear Parka, c. 1972-1975
  3. Apron for Portuguese Minho Costume, 2005 - Apron

    Apron for Portuguese Minho Costume, 2005. Red floral shirred apron, tied at waist. Floral pattern covers entire front of apron and is made of thick yarn embroidery in pink, yellow, green, and white, with additional pink and white striped embroidery at the bottom hem. Inside is apparently unlined.

    Record Type: Object

    Apron for Portuguese Minho Costume
  4. Baby Dress, c. 1940s - Dress

    Baby Dress, c. 1940s. Cream colored linen baby dress with machine-made embroidered design. Cream colored lace trim along bottom, sleeves, and neck of dress. Dress has cream colored linen band (0.25 inch) around sleeves above lace trim with a small embroidered circle at top. Around the neck there is an embroidered green and pink floral heart, blue ribbon design on sides of heart, and three small flowers on each side of the neck. Extending the leng...

    Record Type: Object

    Baby Dress
  5. Baby Earflap Cap, c. 1949-1951 - Cap, Baby

    Baby Earflap cap, c. 1949-1951. Red wool child's earflap cap. On the front panel of the cap, above the bill, is a gold pilot's wings pin with a silver airplane propeller in the middle. Descending from each ear flap is a red grosgrain ribbon. Sewn into the inside of the proper left ear flap is a white ribbon tag with the name "JO ANN'S" printed on it.

    Record Type: Object

    Wool Baby Cap with Ear Covers
  6. Baby's Christening Gown, c. 1870-1920 - Gown, Baptismal

    Baby's Christening Gown, c. 1870-1920. Long white dress made of semi-sheer white woven fabric. Dress is short-sleeved and has a square neckline with a simple looping lace hem. Sleeves have embroidery in a delicate leafy lace pattern. On the chest is a triangular panel with this same embroidery, framed by additional plain white pieces of fabric, and running around the dress underneath the chest is a ribbon of more embroidered lace. The bottom hem ...

    Record Type: Object

    Baby's Christening Gown, c. 1870-1920
  7. Baby's Christening Gown, c. 1870-1920 - Gown, Baptismal

    Baby's Christening Gown, c. 1870-1920. Long white gown made of semi-sheer woven fabric, fitted at the shoulders and loose everywhere else. Collar has a border of simple lace; chest/shoulder area has the fabric stitched in very narrow overlapping strips to look like vertical stripes; underneath this section is a horizontal ribbon of white lace-style embroidery. Sleeves are long and end in more overlapping stripes and lace. Near the bottom hem of t...

    Record Type: Object

    Baby's Christening Gown, c. 1870-1920
  8. Baby's Christening Gown, c. 1870-1920 - Gown, Baptismal

    Baby's Christening Gown, c. 1870-1920. Long dress made of a semi-sheer white woven fabric. Dress has short sleeves with two layers of lacy ruffles at the edges, and a square neckline with additional lace at the hem. At the chest is a trapezoidal panel where the fabric has been folded over itself and stitched in place to create the appearance of horizontal stripes. This panel is framed on either side by a continuation of the lace ruffle from the s...

    Record Type: Object

    Baby's Christening Gown, c. 1870-1920
  9. Beaded collar, 1930 - Collar

    Beaded collar, 1930. Cream silk background with cream seed pearls in double row around neckline. Cream seed pearls and white beads in braided pattern for rest of collar. Back is solid cream silk with hook and eye attachment. Small tag in center of back says "Made in Japan."

    Record Type: Object

    Woman's Collar, 1930
  10. Betmar Sunhat, c. 1940s-1960s - Hat, Sun

    Betmar Sunhat, c. 1940s-1960s. White colored wide brimmed hat is comprised of a woven straw-like material that has a slight sheen. Crown has straight sides and a rounded top that is slightly creased. A white satin ribbon forms a band around crown at brim and ends in a large bow at the proper right side of hat. Hat is completely woven with the brim turned up at edge and sewn flat, forming a hemmed edge. "Betmar" label is sewn to interior.

    Record Type: Object

    Betmar Sunhat, c. 1940s-1960s
  11. Black Shawl with Petals, n.d. - Shawl

    Black Shawl with Petals, n.d. Long, rectangular tulle or netting shawl in black. One end of the shawl is sewn with pink, red, orange and yellow petals. Several clusters of petals are arranged as blossoms with scattered petals surrounding one of the blossoms. One blossom has a cluster of yellow threads forming the center of the flower. Petals may be made silk, or possibly a synthetic fabric such as nylon.

    Record Type: Object

    Black Shawl with Petals, n.d.
  12. Black Silk Shawl, n.d. - Shawl

    Black Silk Shawl, n.d. Large, black silk shawl with no motifs or designs. Edge of shawl is fringed with hand-knotted silk thread ending in tassels. The tassel hem has six rows of knots, and the entire hem including the knots and tasseled fringe is 7.5 inches in length.

    Record Type: Object

    Black Silk Shawl, n.d.
  13. Black T-Shirt, c. 1999-2016 - T-Shirt

    Black T-Shirt, c. 1999-2016. Black cotton short-sleeved t-shirt, size medium. T-shirt is crew-necked and plain of decoration.

    Record Type: Object

    CA State Parks Black T-Shirt
  14. Blouse for Portuguese Minho Costume, 2005 - Shirt

    Blouse for Portuguese Minho Costume, 2005. White pullover blouse made of a light woven material (linen?), with front snap placket and blue embroidery around neck and shoulders. Sleeves are long with smocking and more blue embroidery on cuffs.

    Record Type: Object

    Blouse for Portuguese Minho Costume, 2005
  15. Bodice for Portuguese Minho Costume, 2005 - Bodice

    Bodice for Portuguese Minho Costume, 2005. Red and black lace-up bodice; portion around wearer's bust is red felt and has ribbons that tie in a bow at the neckline. Portion around wearer's waist is black material wih white lace-up ties in front, yellow embroidery where it meets the red part, and multicolored floral embroidery throughout. In back, the upper red portion also has floral embroidery. "Sleeves" are tanktop or vest style, only covering ...

    Record Type: Object

    Bodice for Portuguese Minho Costume
  16. Brownie Uniform Belt, 1953 - Belt

    Brownie Uniform Belt, 1953. Fabric belt is comprised of a strap made out of light brown fabric with double line stitching and no holes. The buckle is dark brow lined plastic without prong.

    Record Type: Object

    Brownie Uniform Belt, 1959
  17. Cashmere Scarf Worn by Bing Crosby, c. 1950s - 1977 - Scarf, Neck

    Cashmere Scarf Worn by Bing Crosby, c. 1950s - 1977. Scarf is solid red with one and a quarter inch fringe on both ends. There is a manufacturer label on the back right hand corner of the scarf. It has a graphic of a sheep with "HILLTOP BRAND" printed above. To the bottom right of the sheep it says "REGD." On the right side of the label text reads "100% PURE / CASHMERE / MADE IN GT. BRITAIN." A cloth label is adhered at bottom center next to...

    Record Type: Object

    Cashmere Scarf Worn by Bing Crosby
  18. CA State Parks Pants, c. 1999-2016 - Uniform, Occupational

    CA State Parks Pants, c. 1999-2016. State Park Pants. Green cotton (denim) pants with gold metal button and zipper. Pants have straight legs and four functional pockets (two in front, two in back), as well as a small coin pocket within the right front pocket. Pockets have black lining.

    Record Type: Object

    CA State Parks Pants
  19. CA State Parks Shirt, c. 1999-2016 - Uniform, Occupational

    CA State Parks Shirt, c. 1999-2016. Khaki polyester/rayon button-down collared shirt. Has two buttoned chest pockets and a small rectangular patch with two vent holes above the proper left pocket. On the proper right chest is a green and white plastic name tag. On each sleeve at the shoulders is a circular patch with the California State Parks seal. Shirt has two shoulder straps extending from the top of the sleeve to button near the collar. Vert...

    Record Type: Object

    CA State Parks Shirt
  20. CA State Parks Vest, c. 2014-2016 - Vest

    CA State Parks Vest, c. 2014-2016. Lands' End brand olive green fleece (polyester) vest, sleeveless and with black plastic zipper extending to the top of the collar. Vest has three vertically zippered pockets, one on the proper left chest and one on each side at the waist. The bottom hem contains an adjustable drawstring. There are two pins on the proper right chest. The top pin (1.25"x.75") is gold metal with a multicolored California State Park...

    Record Type: Object

    CA State Parks Vest
  21. Chemelex Patches, c. 1969-1999 - Patch, Insignia

    Chemelex Patches, c. 1969-1999. Two white rectangularly patches with rounded edges. Thicker, outer stitching is also white. "CHEMELEX" is embroidered with blue thread in patch's center. Back of patch has appliqué coating. One patch has thread ends taped down with small piece of masking tape.

    Record Type: Object

    Chemelex Patch
  22. Child's Cleveland School T-Shirt, c. 1950s - T-Shirt

    Child's Cleveland School T-Shirt, c. 1950s. Cream color t-shirt. On the front is an orange printed image of a sinister looking bobcat wearing a baseball cap and a bow tie.

    Record Type: Object

    Child's Cleveland School T-Shirt
  23. Clothes Brush, c. 1852-1894 - Brush, Clothes

    Clothes Brush, c. 1852-1894. Silver elongated oval clothes brush with bristles protruding outward from wooden base. Floral embossed designs on silver along edge and in center. Engraved monogram "FWS" on oval base inside of center floral design.

    Record Type: Object

    Howard Family Clothes Brush
  24. Clothes Brush, c. 1860-1940 - Brush, Clothes

    Clothes Brush, c. 1860-1940. Oval sterling silver clothes brush with floral embossed design. The floral design is embossed in a ring around the edge. The floral embossed design encircles a monogram reading, "HSH". Set inside the oval sterling silver is a wooden base for the bristles. Yellow bristles protrude outward from wooden base.

    Record Type: Object

    Howard Family Clothes Brush
  25. Cotton Baby Smock, c. 1920s - Smock

    Cotton Baby Smock, c. 1920s. Simple off-white cotton smock with pink ribbon edging and tie ribbon at neck. When piece is laid flat it has five "lobes," but when it is draped over a doll the lobes form sleeves, and the front and back of the piece. Item appears hand-made. Most likely used for dressing baby dolls. Both sleeves have reinforced ribbon sewn mid-sleeve. One sleeve is folded at the shoulder, while the other is open.

    Record Type: Object

    Silk Scarf, c. 1920s

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