This
piece of early 18th century silk comes from a series of notebooks
of fabric samples ranging from the 17th through the 19th century
donated to the Museum by Cora Ginsburg. Her friendship with founders
Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman and her knowledge and fine eye
informed their purchases and helped make the Kent State University
Museum's costume collection among the most outstanding in the world.
Gift of Cora Ginsburg,
KSUM 1995.56.125 |
This view
shows a detail of a duchesse lace stole made of linen thread
and produced in Europe in the 19th century. This style of lace,
a variety of guipure, is made without a net ground and is said
to have been named for the Duchess of Brabant, who later became
Queen of Belgium. The stole was worn by Mary Arter Taft.
Gift of Sally
Boggs Taft, KSUM 1995.30.10
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According
to American quilt historian Ruth Findlay, this quilt was made
by Elizabeth Hobbes Keckley from scraps of Mary Todd Lincoln's
dresses. Mrs. Keckley, an African American, was Mrs. Lincoln's
dressmaker and lived in the White House with the Lincolns for
four years. She had previously bought her freedom with money earned
by dress-making.
Gift of Ross
Trump in memory of his mother, Helen WattsTrump,
KSUM 1994.79.1
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