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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Variable Star Quilt
This quilt is a kaleidoscope of printed calicoes produced in the second quarter of the nineteenth century, prior to the invention of synthetic dyes.…
Featured Collection
Every Quilt Tells a Story
“Every Quilt Tells a Story” highlights eight quilts from URI’s Historic Textile & Costume Collection. The quilts date from the late eighteenth…
Featured Exhibit
Every Quilt Tells A Story
“Every Quilt Tells a Story” highlights eight quilts from URI’s Historic Textile & Costume Collection. The quilts date from the...
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Sewing Tools
Sewing Bird Pincushion and ClampAccording to the National Museum of American History, Charles Waterman, of Meriden Conencticut, produced the first…
Man's Jinbaori
A jinbaori is a man's military overcoat worn over armor by the samurai in Japan. The garment is generally sleeveless with large openings for the arms…
Woman's Bridesmaid's Dress
The 1910s were a time of transition in European and American fashion, moving from the artificially constructed figure of the past to the modern,…
Woman's Crochet Coat
This coat was discovered in the Isolation Room of the URI Historic Textiles and Costume Collection. It was initially cataloged in 2005, with no…