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- 18th Century Style Vest, Made for Henry Ford - Henry Ford likely purchased this "18th century" style vest to wear at old-fashioned dancing parties. Ford likely only donned the costume for special occasions--not his weekly dances. The garment's maker, the Eaves Costume Company of New York, designed and rented costumes for a variety of plays and musical revues. They also provided costumes for masquerades and balls attended by wealthy socialites.
- 1925-1935
- Collections - Artifact
18th Century Style Vest, Made for Henry Ford
Henry Ford likely purchased this "18th century" style vest to wear at old-fashioned dancing parties. Ford likely only donned the costume for special occasions--not his weekly dances. The garment's maker, the Eaves Costume Company of New York, designed and rented costumes for a variety of plays and musical revues. They also provided costumes for masquerades and balls attended by wealthy socialites.
- Waste Management Ride-Along Halloween Costume, Worn by Simon Morland in 2022 -
- 2022
- Collections - Artifact
Waste Management Ride-Along Halloween Costume, Worn by Simon Morland in 2022
- Livery Vest, Worn by a Hewitt Family Coachman, 1890-1910 - Abram Hewitt and Edward Cooper formed the Trenton Iron Works in 1847. Hewitt married Cooper's sister, Sarah Amelia Cooper, in 1855. The Cooper and Hewitt families co-owned several subsequent businesses, and they shared a summer estate, Ringwood Manor, in northern New Jersey. Abram Hewitt served in the U.S. House of Representatives and as mayor of New York City.
- 1890-1910
- Collections - Artifact
Livery Vest, Worn by a Hewitt Family Coachman, 1890-1910
Abram Hewitt and Edward Cooper formed the Trenton Iron Works in 1847. Hewitt married Cooper's sister, Sarah Amelia Cooper, in 1855. The Cooper and Hewitt families co-owned several subsequent businesses, and they shared a summer estate, Ringwood Manor, in northern New Jersey. Abram Hewitt served in the U.S. House of Representatives and as mayor of New York City.
- Suit, Worn by Maximillian Von Mach at His Wedding to Mary Ann Sink, 1886 -
- 1886
- Collections - Artifact
Suit, Worn by Maximillian Von Mach at His Wedding to Mary Ann Sink, 1886
- Vest, 1835-1845 -
- 1835-1845
- Collections - Artifact
Vest, 1835-1845
- "Buy Lowell Made Goods" Ensemble, 1920-1929 - This dress--likely used as a window display or parade costume--encouraged residents of Lowell, Massachusetts to "Buy Lowell Made Goods." The city was an industrial hub for cotton textile production during the 19th and early 20th centuries; during the 1920s, local businesses and other organizations adopted the "Buy Lowell Made Goods" slogan to celebrate the city and stimulate its economy.
- 1920-1929
- Collections - Artifact
"Buy Lowell Made Goods" Ensemble, 1920-1929
This dress--likely used as a window display or parade costume--encouraged residents of Lowell, Massachusetts to "Buy Lowell Made Goods." The city was an industrial hub for cotton textile production during the 19th and early 20th centuries; during the 1920s, local businesses and other organizations adopted the "Buy Lowell Made Goods" slogan to celebrate the city and stimulate its economy.
- Masquerade Costume, Worn by Henry Ford, 1925-1935 - Henry Ford likely purchased this "18th century" style costume to wear at old-fashioned dancing parties. Ford likely only donned the costume for special occasions--not his weekly dances. The garment's maker, the Eaves Costume Company of New York, designed and rented costumes for a variety of plays and musical revues. They also provided costumes for masquerades and balls attended by wealthy socialites.
- 1925-1935
- Collections - Artifact
Masquerade Costume, Worn by Henry Ford, 1925-1935
Henry Ford likely purchased this "18th century" style costume to wear at old-fashioned dancing parties. Ford likely only donned the costume for special occasions--not his weekly dances. The garment's maker, the Eaves Costume Company of New York, designed and rented costumes for a variety of plays and musical revues. They also provided costumes for masquerades and balls attended by wealthy socialites.
- Cutaway Coat Ensemble, Worn by William Roddis, 1920 -
- March 24, 1920
- Collections - Artifact
Cutaway Coat Ensemble, Worn by William Roddis, 1920
- Suit Owned by Henry Ford, Made 1920-1940 -
- 1920-1940
- Collections - Artifact
Suit Owned by Henry Ford, Made 1920-1940
- Waistcoat, circa 1790 - Inspired by French fashion, men of turn-of-the-nineteenth-century America padded their chests with layers of clothing. To achieve the stylish large-chested look, they often donned frilled shirts, puffy neckbands called cravats, at least one waistcoat - or vest - like this, and an overcoat with a very high, stiff collar.
- circa 1790
- Collections - Artifact
Waistcoat, circa 1790
Inspired by French fashion, men of turn-of-the-nineteenth-century America padded their chests with layers of clothing. To achieve the stylish large-chested look, they often donned frilled shirts, puffy neckbands called cravats, at least one waistcoat - or vest - like this, and an overcoat with a very high, stiff collar.