Textile
The Bruce Museum holds an outstanding collection of women’s fashion and accessories dating from the 1830s to the 1960s, with an emphasis on late nineteenth-century American and French garments. Kashmir shawls in the collection date from the early to mid-nineteenth century and several were given to the Bruce Museum by Greenwich families who passed them down through the generations. The textile collection also includes court robes from the Qing Dynasty and Japanese kimonos, Central Asian rugs and equestrian gear, eighteenth-century European tapestries, and hand-hooked American rugs.
Afternoon Dress, circa 1850
Afternoon Dress, circa 1850 Silk, Bruce Museum, Gift of Mrs. E. Rayne Herzog, 20484
Brisé Fan, circa 1901
Brisé Fan, circa 1901, Ivory, silk, and ink Bruce Museum, Gift of George N. Morgan, 13486
Dress, circa 1925
Dress, circa 1925 Linen Bruce Museum, Gift of Mrs. Frank P. Bruno, 68.32.06
Edwardian Wedding Dress
Edwardian Wedding Dress, circa 1905, Linen and pearl Bruce Museum, Gift of Adrianne B. Reilly, 89.05.01
Evening Gown, circa 1885
Evening Gown, circa 1885 Silk Bruce Museum, Gift of Mrs. M. S. Lane, 67.28.03
Robe, circa mid-19th century Silk
Robe, circa mid-19th century Silk Bruce Museum, Gift of Madelyn Phillips O'Neil in Memory of Dr. John C. Phillips, 78.06.01
Sarah Jane Taylor, Embroidered Picture
Sarah Jane Taylor (American, dates unknown) Embroidered Picture, 1850 Wool Bruce Museum, Gift of Maude B. Verdi, 68.07.04
Shawl, Kashmir style, 19th century
Shawl, Kashmir style, 19th century Wool, Bruce Museum, Gift of Jonathan Thompson, 2011.12.01
Uzbek Julkhyr Rug
Uzbek Julkhyr Rug, 19th century, Wool Bruce Museum, The Tamor and Elaine Shah Collection, Gift of Patricia Irving Cooper, 2012.10.07
