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lace fichus, and an apron and capes of tambale embroidery, besides 

 other articles of wearing apparel, a sample of early quilting, fans, 

 etc. A large collection from Mrs. Julian James is especially note- 

 worthy as representing the history of an American family during 

 the period of a century past by a great variety of objects of costly 

 materials and fine workmanship. There are dresses, bonnets, laces, 

 gloves, and the various other classes of objects necessary to complete 

 the attire of the well-dressed woman, ornaments for the hair, jewelry 

 of many kinds, accessories for the street, toilet articles, and other 

 household belongings. The Misses Long also contributed a large 

 number of specimens which are especially important as showing the 

 exquisite needlework and great taste of our ancestors in providing 

 articles for their personal use. Their loan contains oriental crepe 

 material of a wedding dress imported about 1810, baby clothes, a 

 cap, a handkerchief, fans, slippers, stockings, lace sleeves, fichus, 

 household articles, a comb, sets of jewelry, a brooch, etc. 



Exceptionally notable was a gift from Mrs. John Van Schaick, jr., 

 of Washington, of 10 pieces of jewelry and 1 of ivory, which are both 

 intrinsicall}^ and artistically of much value. They were the property 

 of Julia Adelaide Tyson, wife of Benjamin F. Eomaine, of New 

 York, and mother of Mrs. Van Schaick, and comprise bracelets, ear- 

 rings, and a brooch of Roman gold set with cameos and pearls, a 

 brooch with miniature on porcelain of Holbein's Madonna, a pendant 

 of mosaic, an enameled brooch, a Limoges pendant of Henry IV, a 

 brooch set with a trilobite, and an ivory triptj^ch of the fifteenth 

 century. 



Among other loans of miscellaneous articles were 7 shawls of 

 Cashmere, crepe and lace veils, fans, brooches and other jewelry, a 

 Lowestoft tea caddy, badges, etc., from Mrs. E. L. McClelland, of 

 Washington ; a locket with a picture of *' Peace,'' period of 1812, 

 and a tortoise-shell back comb, from Mrs. Frank W. Clarke, of Wash- 

 ington ; 3 bonnets of 1850 and a fur muff, from Mrs. Allan McLane, 

 of Washington ; silver mugs, Imives, forks, and spoons, period of 

 1860, besides needlework and wearing apparel, from Miss Jennie M. 

 Griswold; and 6 beautiful Spanish and French fans from Madame 

 Carlos Maria de Pena, wife of the minister from Uruguay. Three 

 fans, 2 cardcases, and a pair of jet bracelets contained in the bequest 

 of Miss Lucy H. Baird were assigned to this collection. Besides the 

 India shawls already referred to, 2 were received as a gift from 

 Miss L. L. Lander, of Washington, and 1, of the period of 1820-1840, 

 was presented by Commodore R. G. Davenport, United States Navy, 

 retired, while 1 was lent by Mrs. John E. McElroy, of Albany, N. Y. 



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