In December, legendary textile designer and innovator Jack Lenor Larsen passed away at the age of 93 at his home in East Hampton, NY. It would be difficult to overstate his contributions to textile design, particularly to the mid-20th century
Collection Highlight
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Just in time for the spring semester, we’ve uploaded a new batch of womenswear to our online collection. These pieces, many of which have never been offered digitally, date from the 1970s, 80s, and 90s and represent only a small portion of the
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It’s hard to pick a favorite out of all of the amazing objects we have in the Collection, but near the top of my list is the wardrobe of a young boy named Dermot Chickering Murphy.
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This post is a celebration of that most fanciful of embellishments--the tassel. At its most basic construction, a tassel is a group of threads, yarns, or other lengths of material that is gathered and hung from a roundish head. Usually suspended
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Have a peek at one of our treasures, a crazy quilt featuring a collage of textiles and embroidered details such as spiders and webs, deer, birds, and butterflies.
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One question I’m often asked about objects in the Textile & Costume Collection is where they came from. My simple answer to that question is usually along the lines of, “the majority of objects in the collection were donated.” However,
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Long before Pantone, the Textile Color Card Association of the United States was standardizing and forecasting colors that captured the mood of America.
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