Historic Costumes and Textiles Collection
Founded in 1985 by retired human sciences professor Catherine Boyd, the collection is home to more than 1,000 garments, hats, accessories and pieces of footwear representing a range of historical periods and styles dating from the mid-1800s to the present.
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Slipper
Baby's rabbit fur House Shoes with faux rabbit faces with red glass eyes and original elastic bands to hold shoes in place. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Footwear
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Slipper
Light green baby's slippers with blue and pink floral embroidery around the top. Label Mrs. Day's Ideal Baby Shop. size 2Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Footwear
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Sock
Taupe silk and cotton men's sock with green and black diamond embroidered details along the outer sides. Label Fashion Towers Half Hose strictly first quality. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Footwear
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Sock
White silk pair of socks. Label Interwoven Pure Silk with Lisle SCLE and RIE. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Footwear
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Suit
Red wool jersey knit jacket with Peter Pan collar and A-line black skirt with side zipper and four gores. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear
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Suit
Chocolate brown woven wool suit. Jacket has shoulder pads and skirt has inverted pleats in the front. Image taken with shirt (304 A-0176). Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear
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Suspenders
Cotton woven tan suspenders with metal buckles and button holes for attachment to pants. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Accessory
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Uniform
This is a grey uniform that with 7 white buttons, belt with a button, 2 buttoned epauletson shoulders, embroidered red cross on hat and patch (6 pieces) (This uniform was worn at VA Hospital during WWII. )Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear
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Hat
Coral straw hat with cream net overlaying coral with blue, purple, and green velvet flower and leaf details. Size 22. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Headwear
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Robe
Red velvet robe with pink silk lining and shoulder pads. "Al Rosenthal's Inc. Oklahoma City. "Personal Artifacts; Need to Classify
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Teddy
Peach silk teddy with silk ribbon straps attached to a lace bodice. Personal Artifacts; Need to Classify
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Blouse
Woven Mocha rayon blouse with rust insert. Has real mother of peart buttons (5) with snaps and fastens from the back. From is embellished with art deco design. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear
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Bonnet
Blue cotton bonnet with a white floral print also has nine buttons on the brim and eleven button holes on the circular part comes in three separate pieces. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Headwear
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Coat
Long black wool women's coat with fur collar. Double breasted and satin lining. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear
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Collar
Cotton weave white lace ladies' collar. Button or hook missing. Embroidered flowers. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Accessory
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Collar
5 woven cotton cream collars (located in box)- label "Trade Mark. . . Arrow Cluett, Peabody & CO. U. S. A. . . Devon Clupeco Shrunk 14. "Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Accessory
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Comb
2 matching plastic amber spotted clear celluloid hair combs that have hearts at top for decoration with two prongs. "Made in France" on underside of both. Personal Artifacts; Adornment
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Dress
Off-white and cream dress. Cotton top and wool skirt, sleeve less. Embroidery at bottom. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear
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Dress
Light blue sleeveless dress with tan lace trim at bottom and straps. Bows on skirt at frontPersonal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear
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Dress
Black silk chiffon dress with lace applique on V neckline with nude underlying fabricPersonal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear
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Dress
Slender black dress cut on the bias. Zipper in back. Excellent drape. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear
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Dress
White, sheer cotton little girl's dress. Short sleeves, eyelet lace at waist and cuffs. Button closure at back. Fabric ties at waist. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear
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Dress
Pink/cream child's dress, short puff sleeve, elastic waist, eyelet trim on neckline and sleeve. Round neckline. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear
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Dresser Set
A 3 piece dresser set of crochet geometric shapes and design. One(A) is rectangular shaped and the other two (B&C) are triangular shaped. Unclassifiable Artifacts; Need to Classify
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Gloves
Long tan gloves with ribbed-like design going down sleeves 3 clasp buttons on the back of each glove, 3 lines of stitching designs on the front hands of both gloves. Unclassifiable Artifacts; Need to Classify
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Gloves
Black cotton wrist length gloves with button details along wrist. Unclassifiable Artifacts; Need to Classify
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Handkerchief
Silk cream handkerchief with purple checkerboard like border. Personal Artifacts; Personal Gear
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Hat
Black acrylic tulle picture/gainsboro hat with sequin and feather trim. Label- "Hirsch's" , "213-18th Street," "Birmingham. "Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Headwear
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Hat
Straw sailor hat with a gold satin ribbon trim. Label- "Christine Original," "Park Ave. ," "New York. " Size 22. "Made under fair labor standards. " Lined underneath with black drawstring. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Headwear
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Hat
Black velvet hat/bonnet with a black grogain ribbon bow in the back. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Headwear
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Hat
Black straw hat with large white daisies, black ribbon, and a black veil located on the side of the hat. Labels on interior - "Janyth Roy, New York," "New York Creation, Adjustable"Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Headwear
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Hat
Black straw hat with a black velvet ribbon details and netting in the front. 2 small black wire head prongs at both sides. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Headwear
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Jacket
Blue sweater/jacket with white trim and two white ducks on front. Label - ""Guaranteed 100% pure wool""Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear
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Jacket
Bronze velvet short fitted jacket, long sleeves, printed al over with gold motif - man and woman by fountain. Rust colored lining. Stitching appears machine sewn, hems and details hand sewn. Hook and eye closure at front. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear
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Night Gown
Off-white silk women's night gown cut on the bias. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear
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Night Gown
Beige rayon night gown with lace trim along the sleeves and neckline and ties around the waistPersonal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear
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Night Gown
Off-white silk women's night gown with lace detailing around the neck and hemlines. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear
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Pillowcase
A 15 7/8" x 24 5/8" cotton pillowcase with red green stitching as decorBuilding Furnishings; Bedding
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Pin
Rhinestone and silver oblong shaped ladies pin. Missing 2 rhinestones. Personal Artifacts; Adornment
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Purse
Brown leather pouch with MSU College stamped on it and a metal top. Personal Artifacts; Personal Gear
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Purse
Cream silk envelope purse with silver sequin and bead work. Label: Hand Made in the crown colony of Hong Kong. Personal Artifacts; Personal Gear
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Shawl
A black shawl that has embroidered pink and green floral designs with tassals as the trimmingsPersonal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear
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Gown, Wedding
Wedding dress. Off-wite, bows on left side. Crepe-chemise dress. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear
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Hat
Cream colored cloche hat with a bow located on the right side. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Headwear
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Hat
Green, pink, and light blue cloche hat with thread like trim details. Label- "Beedwig, Ltd. " on interior. Interior lining is gold with brown and orange stipes. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Headwear
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Boot
Black leather ankle high boots. Dark brown leather starting at body of shoe for shaft. Has button closures of the period along outer front shaft. Rounded toe box. Center seam on brown leather. 12 black buttons for closure along outer front shaft with butt. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Footwear
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Bow, Shoe
Two cloth oval shaped shoe buckles with silver and black beadwork around the inside center. Buckle (a) has 2 black beads missing. Buckle (b) has all beadwork. Personal Artifacts; Adornment
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Buckle
Celluloid and tortoise shell belt buckle with two greyhounds with curled tails on the front center. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Accessory
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Chemise
Step-in chemise (like a Teddy) in peach. Made of silk. Has lace insertion on front for decoration. There is also ribbon and lace detail in pink and light blue on front chest. Lace around leg holes. Ribbon straps. Hand sewn. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Underwear
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Coat
Antique white coat/dressing robe(?) or evening coat with white and gold embroidered Asian motif - Chinese dragons. Chinese dragons with three toes. High collar with lace trim. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear
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Collar
Collar- white cotton man's collar labeled "Arrow CLUETT, PEABODY & CO. INC. U. S. A WORCESTER 14. "Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Accessory
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Collar
Collar- white cotton man's collar label "Use no starch Trade Manhattan WALDORE No122 14. "Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Accessory
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Collar
Hand embroidered collar. Embroidered with flowers. White. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Accessory
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Collar
3 white woven cotton collars with a ribbed texture on outer collar- label " Arrow. . Cluett, Peabody & CO. INC MUFTI 142 (2) and MUFTI 14 (1). "Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Accessory
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Dress
Long tiered skirt consisting of 2 layers in rayon fabric with vertical stripes and cream colored. Collar that ties at neck. Front center opens. Hand sewn. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear
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Dress
Black long sleeve dress with low waistline, square neckline, drape over front and back, 16 buttons on each side hem, 14 buttons on each sleeve, 1 missing button on top left shoulderPersonal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear
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Dress
Dark blue (navy) beaded dress. Loose fitting, low waist, loose long sleeves. Middle slit with slip, deep "V" beading at squared neckline. Label reads "Prima Donna. " Beading at front along sides, bottom, and neck. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear
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Dress
Off-white cotton dropped waist lace dress, with circular neckline, and 3/4 length sleevesPersonal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear
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Dress
Cream colored long plain weave cotton dress with ruffles at collar/hips/and sleeves. It has a lace insert at the center middle of front. The sleeves are dolman. There is white cotton netting. Hand sewn. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear
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Dress
Silk steel blue dress with green velvet leaves on the waist and sashPersonal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear
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Eyeglasses
Metal glasses, octagonal lenses - bifocal. Filigree decoration along top of lenses. Engraving: "Art Craft" 4 1/4-5 1/2 U. S. A. Personal Artifacts; Personal Gear
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Fan
Bamboo fan with beige background decorated with blue birds sitting on tree limbs with pink flowers; fan is in fair condition it currently has holes through the fan. Personal Artifacts; Personal Gear
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Fan
Black and orange paper fan with orange blossoms for decoration. Personal Artifacts; Personal Gear
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Gloves
Short off-white leather gloves with pearl on back side for closure. Personal Artifacts; Need to Classify
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Gloves
Light caramel elbow length leather gloves with topstitching details. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Accessory
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Gown, Wedding
White beaded wedding dress. Short sleeves with ties at end of sleeves. Skirt length - just above ankle. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear
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Handkerchief
Beige woven cotton handkerchief with lace for the trimming and initials written in upper left corner with ink. Personal Artifacts; Personal Gear
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Hat
Woven black hat with long tail like piece attached to the back of the hat. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Headwear
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Knee breeches
Natural color line pants that stop at the knee. Worn by golfers in the period. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear
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Necklace
Aqua stone beaded necklace. with carved designs in the stone. Personal Artifacts; Adornment
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Night Gown
Champagne silk night gown with mandarin collar and lace detailing along the collar and sleeves. Personal Artifacts; Need to Classify
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Night Gown
Peach silk night gown with gold lace trim and lace cut out details. Personal Artifacts; Need to Classify
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Night Gown
Light green rayon night gown with woven lace detailing along the neckline. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear
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Pants
Khaki cotton twill jodhpur pants. Has a buckle on the back and lacing holes for ankles of the pants. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear
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Petticoat
Petticoat in white cotton batiste. Waistband is embroidered on cotton. The ribbons are missing. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Underwear
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Purse
Black and green beaded purse with metal engraved and ribbon handle. Personal Artifacts; Personal Gear
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Purse
Brown leather crocodile stamped purse with a metal closure and a gold satin lining. Personal Artifacts; Personal Gear
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Shirt
Olive green wool shirt. Has breast pockets and elbow patches. Button along entire front. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear
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Shirt
Olive green wool shirt. Has breast pockets and elbow patches. Has a button placket front with two chest pockets. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear
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Shoe
Children's black, rubber over shoes with ankle strap. Label: Bay State Rubber Company Boston U. S. A. Size 5 1/2Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Footwear
