Accessories
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Description
Human beings complement their appearance with the use of accessories, items worn in addition to the basic garments that cover bodies for protection and/or fashion. Accessories can be practical and functional or worn strictly for aesthetic effect. They can be worn on any part of the body, from head to toe, or carried in one’s hand. The accessories included in this group date from the early 19th to 20th centuries. Natural and man-made materials are represented, from a small note-card case made of elephant ivory to tortoiseshell combs from early celluloid.
The Historic Textile and Costume Collection houses a number of different accessory categories, including handbags and purses, hosiery, headwear, gloves, collars and cuffs, shawls and scarves, parasols, eyeglasses, buttons, and jewelry.
Contributor
Students from TMD 441, History of Western Dress, Fall 2019 semester