Small back velvet purse with Zardozi embroidery, purchased in India in 1949. Zardozi is a form of embroidery done with metal, and comes from the Persian word “zar” meaning gold, and “dozi” meaning embroidery work. It is a form of embroidery practiced in
The black fence signals that the MVR renovations have officially begun! https://www.human.cornell.edu/renovations #iamhumec
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This embossed leather purse with metal detailing was found in our collection with no other identifying information. Any guesses as to the date? A hunting scene is depicted on the left 🐗 🦌 and ivy with other foliage on the right 🍃🌱 We’re guessing late 18t
Before plastic and insulated water bottles, there were canteens! 💧 Take a closer look 👀 this Hungarian canteen is covered in fur and the center rondel is embroidered with the Hungarian coat of arms. This canteen dates sometime between 1890-1920. The colo
Susan P. Ashdown, the Helen G. Canoyer Professor in the Department of Fiber Science and Apparel Design, visited King Saud University recently to work on the analysis of data collected in the SIZESAUDI project, an anthropometric study conducted in Saudi
Inventorying all of our Manolo Blahnik shoes 👠 and it’s making us want to grab our passports, hop in a car 🚗 and take a road trip to Toronto to visit our friends at the @batashoemuseum to view their new exhibit “Manolo Blahnik: The Art of Shoes” ❤️❤️❤️ #
A new HVAC system will be installed over the next few weeks 😮😬🤗 this means we’ll have better environmental control (temperature and relative humidity) in our storage space, but it also means that some collection items will be hard to access in July 😭 But
Egyptian fly swatter, collected by Beulah Blackmore when she traveled to Egypt on her sabbatical in 1936 (swipe to see Professor Blackmore’s photo - she is pictured center, riding a camel during her 1936 trip) 🐫🐫🐫 #flyswatter #egypt #beulahblackmore #cor
