Browse Items (488 total)

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 (HTCC) in 1994 by Associate Professor Kyung Ae Kim Cho. The ensemble was purchased by Cho in Korea…

During the late 19th century, Koreans coined the term “hanbok,” which refers to Korean clothing, to distinguish their traditional attire from the increasingly prevalent Western-style garments (Kwun, 2022). A century later, Western clothing gained…

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, Massachusetts, who sold other Chinese garments to the university in 1953. In China, the Manchu people…

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. Although a microscopic fiber analysis was not done, both fabrics are probably silk. The damask fabric…

The land of China has a history that spans over many millennia under a plethora of different empires. It was not until 1644 that the people of the Manchuria region became rulers, starting the Qing dynasty (1644-1911). The beliefs, style, and way of…

This late Qing dynasty (1644-1911) blue wool women’s Changyi, donated by Mrs. George Matteson in 1958, was potentially originally purchased in China by her paternal grandfather. The ornate designs include eight different scenes displayed in…

The art of foot binding, known as chan zu in Chinese, is the practice of tightly binding the feet of young girls to prevent average. growth and development of the feet. over 1,000 years, beginning around the 10th century and dating back to the Song…

This Qing Dynasty Chinese silk padded jacket was donated to the University of Rhode Island’s Historic Textile & Costume Collection (URI HTCC) in 1975 by Mary C. Whitlock after her retirement to East Brewster, Massachusetts. The accession number…

The Japanese yukata and red scarf were donated to the University of Rhode Island’s Historic Textile and Costume Collection (URI HTCC) in April 1962 by Phyllis Brown. The yukata and scarf had originally belonged to Mrs. Nellie H. Metcalf from…

This garment was donated in 2013 by Dennis and Tanya Glass of Naples, Florida. Avid lovers of history and art, the couple are involved in a number of cultural organizations in Naples, FL. Dennis is a United States Air Force veteran and the…