Textile collection

Textile collection

Descriptive Summary

Title: Textile collection
Creator: University of Georgia. College of Family and Consumer Sciences
Inclusive Dates: 1820-2009
Language(s): English
Extent: 13 box(es)
Collection Number: HCTC016
Repository: Historic Clothing and Textile Collection

Collection Description

Historical Note

The Historic Clothing and Textile Collection is a study collection of over 3000 garments, accessories, and textiles that date from the 1800s to the 2000s. This collection includes women's, men's, and children's clothing, hats, shoes, and jewelry, as well as quilts and coverlets from the 19th century.

The collection includes examples of everyday and ceremonial dress from the 19th and 20th centuries. Highlights include a brown printed cotton dress from the 1830s, a man's beaver skin stove pipe hat from the early 19th century, a child's two-piece outfit from the 1880s, and a Mother Hubbard dress from the 1890s. Several 19th century wedding dresses, christening gowns, quilts and coverlets also make up the excellent collection. Other items of note include a woman's automobile duster, Edwardian dresses and skirts, 1920s flapper dresses, tailored women's suits from the 1940s, and paper dresses from the 1960s. The collection incorporates examples of ready-to-wear garments from leading American designers such as Claire McCardell, Pauline Trigere, Bill Blass, Mary McFadden, and Geoffrey Beene, and international designers Yves St. Laurent, Mariano Fortuny, and Sonia Rykiel.


Administrative Information

Custodial History

This collection is a teaching collection that belongs to the College of Family and Consumer Science.

Preferred Citation

Textile collection, HCTC016, Historic Clothing and Textile Collection, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Georgia.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms


Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
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71820.102.004Coverlet: wool coverlet, brown and berry red check pattern; moth holes and worn places throughout, 1820-1829
 
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151860.150.001Coverlet: white; cotton; honeycomb textured weave; crochet fringe around edges, 1860-1869
 
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71840.068.036Coverlet: 30"x34"; summer/winter design; blue and beige; cotton warp and wool weft; woven; fringe, 1840-1849
 
71840.066.028Coverlet: handwoven wool and linen navy blue and natural colored coverlet, c. 1840; 89in x 97in, made in 3 sections sewn together; blue wool with natural linen; worn; used until the 1950s; checkered pattern, 1840-1849
 
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121850.066.007Quilt: hand made; 95 1/2 x 76 inches; each square has a flower motif of beige, green, brown, pink, yellow, and blue; 4 inch green and brown border around the outside of each square; backing is of same material; quarter inch cotton trim borders edges, 1850-1859
 
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81900.030.101abBlankets: two; large; ivory; square motif; crochet a) has fringe trim b) no trim, 1900-1909
 
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21920.138.028Ribbon: pink; Roman stripe; ribbon; yellow and ivory stripes on edge; donor dated 1923, 1920-1929
 
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41900.030.105Scraps: lace; off-white, 1900-1909
 
4U.30.18Scraps: lace; off-white, 1800-2000
 
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131900.072.012Feather: black; large ostrich plume, 1900-1909
 
131900.072.133Envelope of paper magazine cut-outs; 19th century costume illustrations, 1900-1909
 
131890.000.219Envelope of loose beads, 1890-1898
 
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41960.072.016Trim: cream crochet tatting; correspondence; 1960-1969
 
4U.77.14Trim: crochet; white; fleur de lis design
 
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131900.072.141Trim: blue tatted , 1900-1909
 
131920.072.034Trim: pink; beaded; fringe, 1920-1929
 
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20000.000.000abcdCollars: a) 1910 lace dickie for dress; b) 1910 lace dickie for dress; c) large lace collar; d) 1850-1860 collar
 
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41930.030.052aCuff: crochet; cream; single item, 1930-1939
 
41920.107.007Handkerchief: ladies; white; needlework surrounds middle; linen; handmade; tatting in a floral design. 11 x 11 inches, 1920-1929
 
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21890.000.063Fabric: long piece of decorative fabric; black with bands of wide black with a floral pattern; a band of net; a band of narrow black in 4 repeats, 1890-1899
 
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111890.030.049Cloth: Masonic emblem; white cotton; rectangular; oak leaf wreath of braid in center; bordered by machine stitched tucks on all sides; tucks cross each other at corners; muslin border added on two ends, 1890-1911
 
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31900.000.100Tablecloth: black; plain weave; square; couching embroidery in one corner with floral detail, 1900-1909
 
31900.000.102Tablecloth: black; fine crochet; runner; all over floral lace detail; scalloped edges, 1900-1909
 
31900.000.103Tablecloth: black; mesh net; runner; lace floral detail on the ends; scalloped lace edges, 1900-1909
 
31900.000.104Tablecloth: black; lace; large; triangular shaped; scalloped edges; floral detailed, 1900-1909
 
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41900.059.009Table cloth: white; linen; bridge cloth; open stitch work border; faggotting between cloth and hem edge; 36-3/4 x 36-5/8 inches, 1900-1909
 
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61900.006.067Table cloth: white; cotton; hand crocheted; circular; tassels, 1900-1909
 
61900.006.068Table cloth: white; cotton; hand crocheted; circular; tassels, 1900-1909
 
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31900.055.023Tablecloth: black; crepe; silk; large; rectangular; runner, 1900-1909
 
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131960.020.002zPattern: 1870's dress, 1960-1969
 
131970.020.001Pattern: Vogue; mailed in a tube to Wunette Johnson, 1974, 1970-1979
 
131860.040.002dButton: brown; flowered embroidery, 1860-1869
 
131900.072.030Book: La Mode Feminine de 1795 a 1900; fashion illustration, 1900-1909
 
131910.149.027Shoulder Cord: brown, 1910-1919
 
131910.149.028Shoulder Cord: brown, 1910-1919
 
131920.122.164bDecoration: orange; velvet; gold net, 1920-1929
 
131900.072.033Bow: cream; silk; pearl details; attached to a dress or bodice, 1900-1909
 
131960.006.202Bow: pink velvet; black & peach embroidery; safety pin attached to back, 1960-1969
 
131900.072.032Ribbon: spool; cream; green, pink and black rose embroidery, 1900-1909
 
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21900.030.061Doily: white; cotton; lace trim; circular, 1900-1909
 
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61900.006.097Miscellaneous lace and crochet; 30 pieces; collars, jabots, cuffs, sleeves, bibs and trims; Artau Lace Collection, 1900-1909
 
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121900.074.119Quilt: red and white; for crib; triangle patterns; red and white border; red binding, 1900-1909
 
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41900.059.008abcdefgTable set: 7 pieces; linen A) platter mat; B-C) 2 oblong mats; D,E.F) plate mats; all have scalloped edges ovecast with embroidery thread; embroidered flower and stem design with open work G) glass mat, 1900-1909
 
41900.000.118Apron: off-white; trimmed in lace; cotton; bib part pinned to dress bodice, 1900-1909
 
41910.130.116Trim: cream; crochet lace; two pieces; 3D flowers; parts of a ball gown with train of white fancy Irish crochet in a floral pattern; ornate needle lace trims from other source of same era, probably planned to restore into wedding gown in 1980s-90s and never finished, 1910-1919
 
41850.000.015abSleeves: off-white; cotton; lingerie/undersleeves; cut work at wrist and cuff; string at top to attach to sleeve; gathered pleating, 1850-1859
 
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21910.138.026Trim: ivory; crocheted; lace; strip; 1916, 1910-1919
 
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41910.072.001Handkerchief: small; sqaure; open thread work around center edge; lace around outer edge; Mary E. Creswell written in ink on one side, 1910-1919
 
41910.072.002Handkerchief: white; square; cotton; white tatted circular edging; S. H. Creswell written in ink on one corner, 1910-1919
 
41910.072.004Table cloth: sqaure; white; small; crocheted corners; flower design; crocheted edges, 1910-1919
 
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11940.162.045Box of sewing supplies in metal tin, 1940-1949, 1940-1949
 
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111920.000.302Piano Cover: square; floral embroidery on one side; long fringe that has been braided/woven into a pattern at the top; cream/light golden brown, 1920-1929
 
111920.115.004Quilt: ivory quilt with black, blue, purple and yellow line patterns throught; the year is stitched into a corner in ivory thread. Dr. Headrick found it in a "junk shop" in Corvallis, Oregon, 1921
 
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51930.140.002Tablecloth: off-white; cotton; oval shape; floral design; scalloped edge, 1930-1939
 
51930.150.010abFabric: pair of cream sleeve pattern pieces; lace trim; floral eyelet embroidery at center; one sleeve has scalloped edge on lace, 1930-1939
 
51930.150.011Sash: red striped; multicolored; silk , 1930-1939
 
51930.150.005Doily: white; rectangle; floral embroidery detail; scalloped lace trim , 1930-1939
 
51930.150.006Table cloth: white and red; runner; small; white woven fabric; floral details woven in; red stripes at each end with white details; white knotted fringe on each end, 1930-1939
 
51930.150.007Pillowcase: small; plain; cream; rectangular; 3 sides sewn , 1930-1939
 
51930.150.008Trim: white; lace/ribbon; scalloped eyelash edges around 3 sides; one end is rounded, the other is straight; two blue stripes down the length of the piece in the center, in a feather stitched pattern; long strip, 1930-1939
 
51930.150.009Fabric: lace; scrap cut off sleeve cuff; rectangular shape; pattern is floral with stripes lengthwise; scalloped edges, 1930-1939
 
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21930.166.016Box: from "Around the World Shoppers Club" 71 Concord St. Newark 5, NJ Includes: Sample of Belgian lace, small pamphlet about Bruges Belgium Pamphlet about Belgian lace and Reorder form, 1930-1939
 
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41930.072.012Fabric: lace; pieces, 1930-1939
 
41930.063.010abcNapkins: set of 3 cotton napkins; crochet corners, 1930-1939
 
41930.076.003abScraps: embroidered; crochet; off-white, 1930-1939
 
41930.076.004abDoilies: embroidered; off-white, 1930-1939
 
41880.063.009abcdDoilies: cotton; white 4 total; scalloped edge; floral motif, 1880-1889
 
41930.072.108Handkerchief: cream; silk; fine edge work, 1930-1939
 
41900.072.112aBow: cotton; white with blue embroidery and scalloped edge, 1900-1909
 
41900.072.114Oven Mitt: cream; lace embroidered trim; square shape at bottom; rounded edges at the top; square embroidery in the center; diamond shaped lace embroidery inside, 1900-1909
 
41930.072.005Towel: white; cotton; handtowel; white flowers embroidered on one end; letter "C" in cursive script, 1930-1939
 
41930.072.007Towel: white; damask; hand towel; scalloped edges; white wreath embroidered; cursive "C" in the middle of the wreath; cotton, 1930-1939
 
41930.072.008Tablecloth: white; cotton; rectangular; small; white embroidered flowers on corners; edges are crocheted or tatted, 1930-1939
 
41930.072.009Tablecloth: white; square; open thread work in four different designs and sizes around inner edges, 1930-1939
 
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51980.140.001Table set: 9 pieces) 1 runner, 8 matching placemats; rectangular; grey and beige embroidery with thread and cutwork, 1980-1989
 
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21900.037.005Fabric: fragment from belt/girdle; alternating bands of geometric motifs; natural warp and weft, 1900-1909
 
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91900.000.098Blanket: undyed cotton; loosely knit, 1900-1909
 
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51910.140.001Tablecloth: off white; crochet; oval; floral motif, 1910-1919
 
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31890.176.001Tablecloth: gray; net lace; oval; floral embroidery; scalloped edges, 1890-1899
 
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131900.072.045Fabric: multicolored strip; floral pattern and border, 1900-1909
 
13U.79.93Trim: navy blue; lace; gold metallic thread details; approx. 2" wide
 
131890.072.014Trim: black beaded; heavy; several sections, 1890-1899
 
131900.072.017Trim: black mesh ground; black beading in floral motif, 1900-1909
 
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41900.072.107Textile: cream; lace; trim; pleated lace bottom; with stripes, 1900-1909
 
41900.072.108Collar: cotton; white; eyelet lace , 1900-1909
 
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21910.138.011Collar: cream colored; scalloped edges; cotton, 1910-1919
 
21900.138.041Doily: cream; starched cotton thread; tatting; circular, 1900-1909
 
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41900.072.001Trim: long rectangle; cream mesh with scalloped edge and lace ends, 1900-1909
 
41900.072.002Scrap: cream; lace fragment stitched to navy pinstripe collar, 1900-1909
 
41900.072.015aHandkerchief: cream; gauze; scalloped edge; crochet or tatted corner, 1900-1909
 
41900.072.015bCollar: jabot; cream; lace; linen; swiss dot, 1900-1909
 
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21900.138.018Collar: cream; crochet; tatting, 1900-1909
 
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81970.030.100abPillowcases: 2; white; blue embroidered monogram; intials JJM; blue decorative stitching , 1970-1979
 
81900.030.102Blanket: blue; white damask embroidery; white tassels, 1900-1909
 
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21940.060.044Cloth: brown; tan; navy; swirl design, 1940-1949
 
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41910.072.003Doily: off white; square; lace cut out in the center, 1910-1919
 
41900.072.106Trim: cream; lace; trim; sheer webbing; swirl motif; scalloped leaf motif, 1900-1909
 
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131880.000.027Box: brown; closed with twine; a) The National Garment Cutter Book of Diagrams of Goldsberry, Doran & Nelson Properties of Chicago Illinois; b) The National Garment Cutter Instruction Book; cover illustration with flowers and a depiction of WH Goldsberry; c) wooden stick with ornate detailing reading National Garment Cutter Curve d)A wooden measuring device held together with a gold metal panel labeled Patented Sept. 20 1881; e) 10 pale wooden measurement sticks, 1880-1889
 
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41900.072.115Textile: white; jabot; pleated; blue border and clover print, 1900-1909
 
41900.072.109Doily: cotton; multicolor embroidered flowers; fringe; small, 1900-1909
 
41930.072.002Doily: cotton; multicolor embroidered flowers; fringe; medium, 1930-1939
 
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101930.227.001efghPhotograph: e) bride and groom; f) bride; g) dried flower bouquet; h) wedding journal book; corresponds with 1930.227.1abc, 1930-1939
 
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40000.000.000yTrim: lace; 2 hooks in bag with lace
 
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140000.000.000wAssorted photographs, papers
 
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161960.000.029Assorted paper works: Les Modes Parisiennes Petersons Magazine 1860s fashion plates, framed and unframed 1950s watercolor fashion sketches , 1860-1960

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