Thursday, October 8, 2009

The Gregg Museum


Recently I visited the North Carolina State University's museum, the Gregg.
Here are some images from their collection.
(Some images are blurry because I wanted the colors to be accurate, so I didn't use flash)


19th Century Quilt




19th Century French Dress




19th Century Kimono with the four seasons depicted




Crystal Dress (1970s or 1980s)



Woman's Turkish(?) shirt
All silk embroidery with beetle shells and mirrors
(thought to keep away the evil eye)
Top: Inside of shirt
Bottom: Outside of shirt



Gold wrapped thread sari





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