Browse Collections (23 total)

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…

Human beings complement their appearance with the use of accessories, items worn in addition to the basic garments that cover bodies for protection…

The first Perrin ancestor to arrive in the New World from England in 1635 was John Perrin (Perryn) (1614-1674). He was one of the founders of…

"Show me the clothes of a culture and I can write its history" - Anatole France (1844-1924)Material culture is the world of things that people – all…

Head coverings of some sort, for men, women and children, have been part of human culture for thousands of years. In the United States, women followed…

The Ladies’ Paradise artifact study project was a response to a challenge from the International Textile and Apparel Association to incorporate Émile…

The 1960s were a decade characterized by a break with tradition. Obvious reflections of this can be seen in the development of space exploration and…

Twentieth-Century Fashion Designers The Historic Textile & Costume Collection (HTCC) houses numerous artifacts that represent the work of…

Inspired by the 2018 publication of An American Quilt: Unfolding a Story of Family and Slavery, by URI's Rachel May (PhD '15), this exhibition reveals…

The Historic Textile and Costume Collection houses three lithographs imprinted with dates of 1792, 1794, and 1801 and the barely legible name of “A.…