Cream coloured collar with lace edging. Collar is cut on the bias in a cowl shape. Lace is machine made cotton lace.costume, female

Cream Georgette and voile revere collar trimmed with cream chemical lace. Cotton tape ties with centre from hook and button loop. Back is voile and front and collar are georgette.costume, female

Floral beaded bag 15cm x 23cmACCESSORIZEcostume accessories, female

Donated to Donor by an elderly friend who had been given the items. Donor has had them for 20 years.Beige Shawl. Size 20cm x 80cm. Shantung silk. Triangular shawl with fern pattern. Self embroidery around edge, plus a 12cm fringe also around the outer edge on centre front edge at top and centre lower edge.costume accessories, female

Donor has had shawl for twenty years. It was owned by an elderly friend.Cream machine made lace shawl. All over design scalloped edge. Rectangular shape. Hole in centre of shawl.costume, female

Black Taffeta Cape, embroidered in green silk flowers and leaves. The outer edge is shaped over the arm, with 15cm black/green silk.costume, female

Donated by donor who had given same and had kept them for 20 yearsSleeveless white guipure lace trimmed blouse to the waist, with 14cm peplum on front, to wear over skirt.costume, female

Open weave nylon. Elbow length gloves.costume accessories, female

Purchased in Los Angeles during 1960s 'Hippy' eraBrown leather handbag with leather fringe at base and middle. Draw string tie in same leather. Shoulder strap attached with metal rings.costume accessories, female

Worn by sister of Cecilia during the 1960s. Nylon fabric was a popular option to cotton.1960s Black dress for day wear. Dress has w2white stripes and a wide border of paisley design and three smaller bands of floral design. A zip fastener extends from neck edge to below the waist.Osti Australia Arnelcostume, female

This handbag belonged to Violet May Sack Keen) 1898-1956Black silk bag with yellow silk lining. Four clusters embroidered flowers with centre bouquet. Good clip fastener. Fine chain handle.costume accessories, female

Originally purchased from Myer in 1970.Cream Nylon crepe one piece caftan/dress trimmed with cream cotton lace around neck, cuffs and shoulder seams. 30cm lace trim down front.costume, female

Long black suede gloves; three grey ' pearl' buttons at wristcostume accessories, female

Hand sewn and machined by Elizabeth Webber nee Eddy1920s Black silk brocade gown lined with sateen trimmed with jet sequins and beads. It has a matching black silk brocade shirt front with high collar neck lined with cotton and false bolero lined with silk. Also matching is a black silk brocade vest.costume, female

c1860s Long women's dress in fine two-toned pink strip. Skirt longer in back. Bodice has three deep pleats on each side from shoulder to waist.Sleeves have self ruffle and cream lace frill at wrist. Seven buttons gold backed and white stars pattern in centre run down the front of the bodice.costume, female

Lace Jabot. Two tier with three white buttons.costume, female

Black lined blouse front/lousette or modesty vest with jet beadingcostume, female

Silk shawl worn by Miss Jean Young at her marriage to Mr. William Hill 0n 13th January 1843.Shawl in paisley pattern predominantly red and green. Fringing as part of weave.costume, female

Metal button hook with silver handle.Silver markcostume accessories, female

Cape made and worn by Anne (nee White) Field, the mother-in-law of Jean Field at age 19. She came out from England on a sailing clipper (SS. Waspole) at age 7 years. Lived in Canberra as a tent city. Buried in St John Baptist Churchyard in Queensberry Street North Melbourne. (Hope I got it alright - Ted Arrowsmith)Heavy brown cape. Decorated with overlay of the same material bound with fine satin braiding. Wide border of sewn ripple stitch pattern.costume, female

Carved wooden fan with purple ribbon thread.costume accessories, female

c 1914 Dusky pink satin long dress with black ribbon threaded through overskirt and collar. Deep round collar with crystal beading and pink bobbles around edge. Mesh at neckline with pink and clear beading. Crystal beads on edge of overskirt. Long sleeves.costume, female

1860 Black silk taffeta coat with long sleeves. Black lace around collar, fronts and hem. Appears to be fastened with large hook. Gored shaped coat and knee length. Worn over a wide skirt.costume, female

Black shawl with fringe. Pattern of circles.costume accessories, female

Cream georgette embroidered collar. Scallop edging.costume accessories, female

White lawn collar with embroidery and crochet edging.costume accessories, female

Evening Bag made of ecru maltese lace lined in aqua silk and aqua ribbon with pull through ties.costume accessories, female

c 1905 Black grossgrain jacket fitted to waist. Heavily boned and lined in stripped cotton. Black jet beading at high neck finished with edging of small white beads. Wide piece at shoulders edged with jet beads as is front and edging. Wide sleeves narrow to hem and double border of jet beads. Pintucking at front and top of sleeves.costume, female

Long narrow silk scarf - black with machine embroidered flowers of dark red, blue,pink and green leaves. Wide cream border.costume accessories, female

Three ostrich feathers - 2 black and 1 Grey and white.Articles not numberedcostume accessories, female