Browse Items (450 total)

The Historic Costume & Textiles Collection houses over 12,000 artifacts of material and popular culture, some of which provided inspiration for researchers ranging from undergraduate students to independent scholars.

Thirty items on display…

Off-white silk jacquard and crepe gown with long train, leg-of-mutton sleeves and a lace jabot peeking out from an open collar and repeated at the wrists. The dress recalls elaborate styles worn at 18th century European courts with its white jacquard…

For over two and a half years, volunteers from the Buckeye State Button Society (BSBS) have been working steadily to sort through Ann W. Rudolph’s extensive button collection, which was bequeathed to the Historic Costume & Textiles Collection in…

Black, silk delphos gown The technique for the pleating of Fortuny gowns is unknown. The shoulder seams are sewn seams (earlier gowns were laced) and on the underside of this shoulder seam there is a strip covering the seam allowance and attached to…

Style 675 Fall 1986 a) dress b) belt. The dress (a) bodice is cut on the straight of grain with a seam line in the center front. It has a round neckline, finished with a self fabric facing. The bodice center back edge is turned under and open to the…

Floor length gown of off-white floral pattern lace over sheer beige chiffon with color applied to lace in large medallion floral bouquet shapes-red, green, blue, orange; dress has jewel neckline with long set in sleeves; crystal buttons decorate…

Beaded top of red, yellow, green and brown beads, in stripes along the top and roses at the bottom trimmed in beaded fringe. Opens at center front with buttons, bias straps. Skirt has two layers of chiffon, the top layer is pleated and hand-painted …

Yellow wool jumpsuit with large orange circles jumpsuit ca. 1967-1975

Madame Grès evening dress; navy silk jersey full-length gown is finely pleated on a halter bodice and has a diamond cutout midriff, front closure and straps that stream into a T-shaped back. The sculptured bodice is fitted to the waist and attached…

Yellow long sleeve Ultrasuede coat dress with 3.5" self fabric tie belt Dress has a round neckline, center-front opening neckline to hem; 4" extension/underlap of left skirt from waist to hem. Llong kimono sleeve with underarm gusset. Side seam…