The mission of the Historic Textile and Costume Collection supports teaching in the Department of Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design, as well as other departments on campus; encourages research by students, faculty, and visiting scholars; and provides artifacts for use in class, exhibitions in the Textile Gallery, and loans at other museums.
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Woman's Robe
Chinese Changyi
This late Qing dynasty (1644-1911) blue wool women’s Changyi, donated by Mrs. George Matteson in 1958, was potentially originally purchased in…
Featured Collection
Fashion East and West
In Fashion History: A Global View, fashion is defined as “changing forms of dress that are adopted by a group of people at a certain time and place”…
Featured Exhibit
The Kaleidoscope of Textiles: Dress as Multidimensional Cultural Documents
THE KALEIDOSCOPE OF TEXTILES: Dress as Multidimensional Cultural Documents Material culture studies form an interdisciplinary field of study that focuses on...
Recently Added Items
Girl's Doljanchi Hanbok, Korea
The late 20th century child’s Korean hanbok jeogori and chima were donated to the University of Rhode Island’s Historic Textile and Costume Collection…
Woman's Hanbok, Korea
During the late 19th century, Koreans coined the term “hanbok,” which refers to Korean clothing, to distinguish their traditional attire from the…
Child's Trousers, Chinese Fu
Described as a “pair of green satin pants for a Chinese child's costume,” these trousers were purchased for $1.00 from B. Murray, of Chatham,…
Woman's Skirt
Chinese Mamianqun
The skirt is constructed of two pieces that connect at the waist, made of a red damask fabric with a pale green, plain-weave interior lining.…