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"clothing"

Jul 14, 2016
  • bathing suits
  • beaches
  • clothing
  • costume
  • images
  • rhode island
  • swimming

Fun in the Sun!

Every year people flock to the beaches of Rhode Island for some fun in the sun.Beach front entertainment took on … Continue reading Fun in the Sun!

Oct 31, 2013
  • 18th century
  • accounts
  • clothing
  • costume
  • Enos Hitchcock
  • Levi Burr
  • MSS 78
  • primary source research
  • providence
  • rhode island
  • textiles

Object Thursday: Accounting for Overhalls

The Reverend Enos Hitchcock is an interesting figure, not only for his role as a Continental Army chaplain during the … Continue reading Object Thursday: Accounting for Overhalls

Mar 14, 2013
  • clothing
  • costume
  • design
  • events
  • john brown house
  • providence
  • rack cards
  • rhode island historical society
  • textiles

Object Thursday: Linen Corsets and Leather Pants

It’s not your typical Casual Friday, but it was a Wonderful Wednesday morning. Dana Signe Munroe, Justin Squizzero and I … Continue reading Object Thursday: Linen Corsets and Leather Pants

Feb 7, 2013
  • Blizzard of 1978
  • clothing
  • Governor Garrahy
  • rhode island
  • weather

Object Thursday: The Blizzard Shirt

I’ll admit it now: I’m not from here. So the first winter I was in grad school in Providence, I … Continue reading Object Thursday: The Blizzard Shirt

Jan 24, 2013
  • 18th century
  • breeches
  • broadcloth
  • clothing
  • costume
  • costume collection
  • fashion
  • frock coat
  • henry cooke
  • museum collections
  • research visit
  • rihs
  • suit
  • waistcoat

Object Thursday: In the Pocket

On January 8th, I had the pleasure of spending the whole day with collections researchers. This is not as common … Continue reading Object Thursday: In the Pocket

Jan 16, 2013
  • clothing
  • costume
  • Exhibitions

Mad Hats!

Artist/ Rebel/ Dandy: Men of Fashion will open to the public at the RISD Museum on April 28, 2013  and … Continue reading Mad Hats!

Nov 1, 2012
  • clothing
  • collections
  • costume
  • embroidery
  • textiles

Object Thursdays – Pocketbook

Pocketbooks, quite literally a book shaped object with a pocket (or two or more), from the 17th through 19th centuries … Continue reading Object Thursdays – Pocketbook

Mar 23, 2012
  • clothing
  • costume
  • housecleaning
  • john brown house
  • paintings
  • textiles

Crazy Corsets

Technically, it’s not a corset. The garment driving me mad is a set of stays patterned from an original in … Continue reading Crazy Corsets

Nov 23, 2011
  • children
  • clothing
  • Colonial Rhode Island
  • rhode island
  • textiles

One for the Little Boy

At an event commemorating the 235th anniversary of the Fall of Fort Lee in New Jersey, I watched the re-enactors’ … Continue reading One for the Little Boy

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