More than 2,000 pieces of clothing are included in the Young family collection - pieces shown on this page date from the 1850s. They belonged to Hylah Hasbrouck and her daughters and were worn at Locust Lawn in Gardiner New York. Hylah's great-granddaughter, Annette Young, inherited these pieces and donated them to the museum she founded to preserve Locust Grove, Locust Lawn, and her family's collections.
Bodice c. 1850s. White bodice with diaper weave, black trim along cuffs, waistline, and down front and collar.
LL-1434
Bodice. American, c. 1850. Olive green silk taffeta. With a high round collarless neckline, hook-and-eye closure on front.
LL-LL-2290
House dress, c. 1850. Cotton, purple fabric with dense pattern in white, brown, and purple. Drop sleeve.
LL-0282
Dress c. 1850. Bodice and matching skirt of silk taffeta, brown plaid with black and white. Long funnel-shaped sleeves edged with two rows of rouching, circular collar, drop shoulder.
LL-2264
House dress c, 1850. Overall brown, red, and white paisley striped printed cotton with geometric striped cotton in dark pink, light tan, and white lining in interior; fully lined long sleeves, tightly gathered from drop shoulder.
LL-3328
Dress c. 1850s. Bodice and matching skirt of fine white cotton with a large windowpane check, printed with floral design in blue, yellow, red, and green. High round collarless neckline. LL-2285
Bodice. American, c. 1850. Royal blue silk with black ombre stripes. Drop shoulders end in long trumpet-shaped sleeves edged with blue and black ruffles. Front trimmed with tassles of black glass beads.
LL-3310
Bodice and matching skirt, c. 1850. Probably for a child. Complex plaid of greens, lavender, black, and white. Lined in tan cotton.
LL-3313