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The Keyword Search button allows you to perform a general search across multiple fields for any catalog records online.
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Keyword Search Results
344 results found.
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2017.004.002 - Dress
This is a black mourning dress (a) with pink inserts in the collar and sleeves and a matching sash (b). The dress features small leg-o-mutton sleeves. This sleeve shape is consistent in late 1890s and early 1900s women's fashion. The skirt is a consistent length and all sides and there is no bustle, but would have likely been worn with a bum pad to match the style of early Edwardian fashion. The sleeve and skirt shapes indicate that this dress wo...
Record Type: Object
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2017.006.016 - Hanging, Wall
This is a small quilted wall hanging featuring four interlocking circles, blue on white background, in a 'double wedding ring' pattern. It was created for the Appalachian Room at Shelbridge, the historic mansion and residence of East Tennessee State University's president, on display from 1995 to 2012.
Record Type: Object
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2017.006.018 - Hanging, Wall
This is a small quilted wall hanging featuring three interlocking quilted circles in a 'double wedding ring' pattern. The rings are made of small pieces of blues, reds, pinks, and yellows on white background. It was created for the Appalachian Room at Shelbridge, the historic mansion and residence of East Tennessee State University's president, on display from 1995 to 2012.
Record Type: Object
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2017.006.019 - Hanging, Wall
This is a small square quilted wall hanging. It features four eight-point star blocks with one four-point star in the center of the quilt. The border is made of dark paisley fabric with dark squares at the corners and is bound with a small dark strip. The stars are also made of the paisley fabric with a white border and dark background. It was created for the Appalachian Room at Shelbridge, the historic mansion and residence of East Tennessee Sta...
Record Type: Object
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2017.006.025 - Pillow
This is a blue square pillow with ruffled edges. There is a floral pattern quilted into the center with white thread.
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2017.006.026 - Pillow
This is a rectangular quilted pillow with a cathedral window pattern that features white circles, blue calico diamonds, and a calico border. This pillow was created for the Appalachian Room at Shelbridge, the historic mansion and residence of East Tennessee State University's President. The Appalachian Room was on display from 1995 to 2012.
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2017.015.001 - Uniform, Military
This olive drab military jacket is likely part of a WWI Navy uniform. The inner tag reads: "Heiberger / Washington, D.C." The jacket has the rainbow grosgrain ribbon bar that accompanies the WWI Victory Medal. It has one star pinned on it. On each side of the collar, there is a Navy Medical device pair which display a caduceus and anchor. The is also a metal "U.S" device pair, one on each side. There is a golden oak leaf pin on each shoulder,...
Record Type: Object
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2018.005.013 - Dress
This is a child's yellow cotton dress. The dress features a green and orange checked square pattern with small ducks. There is a white muslin ruffle around the collar.
Record Type: Object
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2018.005.020 - Bonnet
This is a bonnet made of red floral calico cotton. It is pleated and tied in the back. The curved shape is supported by twelve cardboard slats that are numbered and fit inside individual channels sewn into the brim. A bow decorates the top.
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2018.015.003 - Pillow, Throw
This throw pillow features cross-stitched and embroidered floral motifs on ecru cotton fabric with a flange edge. The central motif is comprised of two brown cross-stitched circles that are layered inside of one another with a lace insert in between. The immediate center of the pillow is devoid of embroidery, but the surface area that extends outward from the center circle is covered with embroidered details. There is a trio of cross-stitched and...
Record Type: Object
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2018.015.010 - Quilt
Cotton quilt featuring blue and white applique. The center square is white with blue applique flowers. The center square is bordered twice: the innermost border is blue with white applique dogwood flowers and bows, while the outermost border is white with scalloped edges and a blue trim. This quilt was hand-quilted on the kit marks, and the marks still show.
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2018.015.016 - Quilt
This is a small quilted textile, wall hanging size. The background is black felt with red cotton backing. The felt is hand appliquéd with four large sets of flowers within red turkey-track embroidered diamonds. A three-flower set is red and yellow, one orange, one yellow, and another three flower set of tulips is red and yellow. There is a red border around the perimeter of the textile.
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2018.015.017 - Quilt
This is a small octagonal quilted textile with a Lone Star design. The star has eight points and is made of pieced diamonds of patterned cotton including solid pink, solid red-pink, solid baby blue, blue paisley, and red plaid. The background of the quilt is solid white. The edges have white prairie points that match the background. The quilt is about crib size.
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2018.015.018 - Quilt
This is a small embroidered textile. The background is a white with two borders, one mauve purple and one yellow. It is decorated with an embroidered basket of flowers of varying colors of yellow, orange, purple, and pink. The basket has a blue bow wrapped on the handle. The quilting is done in a nested diamond pattern.
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2018.015.024 - Quilt
This is a small embroidered textile. The background is a vivid royal blue. It is decorated with an open oval of flowers that are colored pink, yellow, light blue, and orange. A single yellow flower floats above the top left of the arrangement. The stems and some petals of the flowers are made with chain stitching. The quilting is done in a swirling pattern.
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2020.003.026 - Textile
Digital print imposed onto cotton. This textile art is pieced, machine and hand quilted. Artist: Everyone on the planet during COVID-19 has been affected by grief and stress, one way or another. Due to social distancing guidelines, people have been searching for sanity, frequently within the home and in nature. Imagery of house plants and dried foliage illustrate growth and the mundane norm people have experienced during this time. Commonly wh...
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2021.003.017 - Banner
This banner was the title quilt / banner that was made for the "Suffrage in Southern Appalachia" exhibit at the Reece Museum in 2020.
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2022.010.011 - Dress
This Edwardian wedding dress from 1902 is two-piece, with a bodice and skirt. The bodice is white or cream silk crepe with small vertical pleats in groups of four. The neckline is wide and decorated with a sheer organza ruffle. The waist is cinched with an attached belt with hooks. This bodice would puff out in a classic Edwardian "pouter pigeon" style, and a popular "S-curve" corset was likely worn underneath. The sleeves come down to the elb...
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2022.010.012 - Dress
This is a lace wedding dress, likely from the 1930s. It is constructed as an outer layer of all-over lace (a) and a pale nude slip underneath (b). The dress layer is entirely made of lace that was white or cream when new. The lace is likely tulle lace with repeated embroidered floral motifs on hexagonal netting. It features an underbust seam or empire waist. There is a lace capelet on the back that extends towards the front to make open sleev...
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2022.010.013 - Dress
This Victorian dress is multicolor printed silk, possibly silk challis, with vertical floral stripes. The dress is one piece, with the opening in the front. Black lace decorates the wide neckline of the dress and comes down into a V-shape. The dress is mostly blue, but has white or cream stripes bordered by printed pink roses with green leaves. The bell sleeves are wide and shy of the wrist. Blue double ruffle ribbons decorate the sleeve and bodi...
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2022.010.014 - Camisole
This cotton camisole is sleeveless but has a high neckline. The neck is horizontally pleated white or cream muslin. Vertically ruched organza extends down from the high collar to the top of the chest. Sheer woven white cotton makes up the majority of the bodice. The fabric is pinked with zigzags cuts made by hand on the inside of the garment. The back closes with fabric buttons and loops and hook-and-eye closures. These buttons are very similar t...
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2022.010.015 - Sleeve
These false sleeves, also called engageantes, were worn underneath a partial sleeves to hide the detachment. They are made of many small rows of ruched organza and end at the wrist in a point with a larger sheer ruffle. There are small fabric buttons (similar to that on wedding dress 2022.010.011) toward the wrist. These sleeves match the ruching on camisole 2022.010.014. These sleeves appear to be home-made. The edges of the gloves appear to hav...
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2022.010.016 - Petticoat
This Edwardian white or cream silk petticoat has multiple dust ruffles and a round train in the back. It was likely worn underneath wedding dress 2022.010.001. Note: The photograph shows the petticoat folded because the silk is fracturing. It will be rephotographed once staff can stabilize the fabric.
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2022.010.017 - Belt
This long white or cream silk belt comes down into angled point on both sides. The two sides are stitched together unevenly but are of equal length. This belt might have been worn with wedding dress 2022.010.011.
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2022.010.023 - Trousseau
Edwardian trousseau (presumed lingerie crafted specifically for a bride) featuring intricate lace. The non-lace portions appear to be made from cotton, while the lace is presumed to be a cotton-linen blend. White/cream colored. This is a white one-piece Edwardian lingerie dress. The dress has a large pieced white lace panel in the center front to about knee-height that is bordered on each side by lace ruffles. The close-fitting ¾ sleeves have ...
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2022.017.007 - Tapestry
This woven tapestry depicts a mountainous landscape and village. The sky is a vivid blue while the mountains are mostly brown with some gray, white, and blue hues. Dozens of houses or huts with brown roofs are placed in the valley below the mountains. Two villagers and two alpacas are visible near the bottom of the tapestry. The tapestry is attached to a black metal rod for hanging.
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2023.003.003 - Dress, Day
This is a paper dress. The dress is upper to mid thigh length with no sleeves and the neckline goes above the collar bone. The dress is white with green zebra-striped design. The tag reads: "Petite Paper by Paper Ware, LTD Baltimore, MD. Fire-Resistant unless washed or dry cleaned." The paper dress was created by the Scott Paper company in April 1966 to promote their line of colorful paper. The trend quickly grew to other companies. Mars of Ashe...
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2023.008.001 - Textile Construction
This quilted banner, titled "IN PRAISE OF MOUNTAIN WOMEN," was inspired by and created for a gathering of the same name. The first In Praise of Mountain Women gathering was held in southwest Virginia in May 1991 as a regional, biennial, coming-together weekend of community-based groups. By 2009, the gathering had hosted eight biennial events celebrating learning/teaching skills. Margaret Gregg created this banner from artifacts and images moun...
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2023.008.002 - Textile Construction
This burlap crossbody bag with hand-quilted and hand-stitched details was crafted by Ethel King of Clairfield, Tennessee, likely in the 1960s or 1970s. Ethel's details were added to the face of the bag, depicting a feminine figure comprised of vibrant colors. Her hair is outlined with hot pink thread, which also details a middle part along the scalp area. She also has a hair part in the middle of her hair done in pink string. Her hair is comprise...
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