Historic Costume Collection
MISSION
The
mission of the Historic Costume Collection is threefold. First
and foremost, it is to support teaching for the benefit of undergraduate
students, graduate students, and faculty members. The costumes
are used as examples of design and construction, textile design,
and the social and cultural components of dress from the past.
Second, it is a research tool for use by students, faculty,
scholars, and the industry members interested in the study of
dress in history. Third, although it is not a collection for
display and/or exhibition, it is a resource used for the purposes
of sharing knowledge of historic dress with members of the broader
community.
FOCUS
The
theme of the Historic Costume Collection at UNCG is 18th
– 21th century American clothing with the focus on
artifacts from the southeastern region. In addition the collection
includes ethnic pieces, flat textiles, quilts, textile tools
and sewing machines.
ACQUISITION
GOALS
Acquisition
goals include the following:
A. Clothing
artifacts of high quality that are not currently represented
in the collection from 1776 – 2003. Reproductions and disassembled
garments are not acceptable.
B.
The addition of American and European designer’s garments for
the study of construction techniques.
Curator
- Dr. Nancy Nelson Hodges
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