More Late 1800's Clothing
This cut-a-way jacket belonged to
Agnes Harmon Stansfield. It is made of silk and is trimmed with braid and
frogging. Agnes was the wife of Joseph G. Stansfield. Their home was at
203 East 6th Street. Agnes was born in 1864 and died in childbirth in
1895. J. G. Stansfield owned a department store in Mt. Carmel at the
southeast corner of Market Street. They were the parents of four sons and
one daughter. See a photo below.
J. G. Stansfield holding
Dorothy, Will, Agnes (behind), Russ and Ben
This little jacket is trimmed with
embroidery and features a satin stand-up collar and folded satin at the
cuffs. The sleeves are tucked at the elbow to give their shape. Notice the
other garments in this exhibit which also have shaped sleeves. This jacket
belonged to Agnes Harmon Stansfield. She was a very small woman wo died at
the age of 32 during childbirth.
Rear view of the above jacket. Notice
the embroidery work at the yoke and the smocked waist. Sadly, the satin
from one sleeve is now gone.
