Fashion and Accessories, 1900-1949
Title
Fashion and Accessories, 1900-1949
Subject
Fashion
Description
A collection of clothing, garments, costuming, accessories, and other fashion items that belonged to Northampton County residents between 1900 and 1949. This digital collection is a work-in-progress.
Creator
Various
Source
From the NCHGS Collection, unless otherwise noted
Publisher
N/A
Date
1900-1949
Contributor
Various
Rights
Usage rights apply. Contact NCHGS for information.
Relation
See Fashion and Accessories, 1850-1899
Format
Various
Language
N/A
Type
Various
Identifier
Various
Coverage
Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania
New York City, New York
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania
New York City, New York
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Collection Items
Striped Cotton Dress
Easton resident, Stella Lawall Ewadinger (1858-1938), wife of Edgar Ewadinger (1879-1920), owned this navy and white striped sheer cotton shirtwaist, consisting of a blouse and matching skirt. The navy and white stripes give the garment a nautical…
Cotton Net Dress
Rose Michaelis (1881-1960) wore this airy white net and lace dress at her 1905 wedding to Robert Lincoln Graham (1872-1931). The gown was made in a style that appeared in many of the fashion catalogs of the time. Viewed as appropriate for young…
Lavender Silk Dress
This lavender silk and lace gown was worn by Emma Eilenberger Bixler (1851-1919), at her daughter Edith’s wedding.
The elbow-length sleeves puff at the top and narrow toward the bottom. They are trimmed with lace and adorned with two small bows.…
Silk Bridal Dress with Duchesse Lace
Edith Bixler (1881-1965) wore this cream-colored, silk gown at her wedding to Henry Beidelman Laubach (1881-1930), proprietor of Laubach's Department store, in April of 1907. Edith was the daughter of another prominent Easton family, whose jewelry…
Printed Green and Pink Silk Dress
This pale green silk dress with pale pink rose pattern was an inexpensive simulation of the warp prints used in the making of more expensive silk gowns. The floral print in this dress is quite blurry, lacking the softened but definite edges seen in…
Floral Cotton Print Dress
This white cotton dress dotted with lavender roses belonged to Mrs. Stella Lawall Ewadinger (1858-1938). The front bodice pieces overlap, forming a cooling V-shaped neckline, set off with a square sailor-style collar. Both the collar and the…
