Human beings complement their appearance with the use of accessories, items worn in addition to the basic garments that cover bodies for protection…
Contributors: Linda Welters, PhD Students from TMD 441, History of Western Dress, Fall 2019 semester
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The Historic Textile and Costume Collection houses almost fifty pairs of baby and children's shoes and slippers, dating from the early 1800s to the…
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The URI Historic Textile and Costume Collection houses several hundred photographs ranging from the early daguerreotypes of the 1840s to paper…
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The Fashions of London & Paris During the Years 1804, 1805 & 1806. Printed for Richard Phillips, 6 New Bridge Street, Blackfriars (London)…
Contributors: Linda M. Welters, PhD
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Fashion Plates Fashion plates originated in the French court of Louis XIV during the last quarter of the seventeenth century. Hand-colored engraved…
Contributors: Joann T. Steere, MS '11 Linda M. Welters, PhD
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Little is known about Gustave Janet. Born in France in 1829, he became a draughtsman and lithographer, working for a variety of publishers before his…
Contributors: Susan J. Jerome, MS '06 Collections Manager
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John James Audubon: Obsession Untamed explores the naturalist’s relentless pursuit of the birds of America and his singular determination in seeing…
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The Historic Textile and Costume Collection contains fourteen 18th- and 19th- century quilted petticoats or parts. These petticoats represent the…
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Overview - The Tirocchi Collection at the University of Rhode Island consists of well over 1000 objects including dresses, unfinished “robes,”…
Contributors: Hilary S. Baker, MS '14
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Feminism and Fashion presents feminist history alongside historic garments from the Historic Textile and Costume Collection. Arranged in chronological…
Contributors: Miranda DiCenza, MS '18
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