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Creating A 1940s Costume: A Historical Investigation, Jennifer Mott

The Confluence

The purpose of this Art History research investigation was to create a costume from the 1940s by immersing myself in a time period when people often made their own clothing. This was done to better understand what it means to have a personal connection to the items I wear. Our experiences as consumers in the twenty-first century are vastly different than those belonging to the people that lived during the mid-twentieth century because almost all of our clothing is purchased from corporations and created by people that we will likely never meet. For this investigative study, I shopped for and …

Peculiar And Proper Habits: The Use And Production Of Academic Dress In Colonial, Revolutionary, And Federal Philadelphia, Nicholas Heavens

Transactions of the Burgon Society

This is a study of the adoption and use of academic dress at the University of Pennsylvania and its predecessor institutions, the College of Philadelphia and University of the State of Pennsylvania from approximately 1750–1830. Despite early interest of the College’s founder, Benjamin Franklin, to use academic dress to monitor student activities outside college bounds, there was soon contentious debate between the institution’s founding senior academics about whether academic dress should be used at all. By sheer force of will of its leading proponent, academic dress came into use at public ceremonies. These public ceremonies became a model for public …

History And Development Of University Doctoral Academical Dress In Aotearoa (New Zealand), Scott Pilkington

Transactions of the Burgon Society

In 2018 it was announced that Auckland University of Technology (AUT) would join the other seven universities in Aotearoa (New Zealand) in offering a higher doctorate qualification. As part of this process it became apparent that new academical dress would need to be designed and created. Working in the university’s Graduate Research School gave me an opportunity to provide input, and as a result, I designed a new set of academic dress for these qualifications in conjunction with the university’s official robemaker, Paul Fielder (FBS).

This provided a prompt to examine what academical dress exists for existing AUT doctorates – …

Egregii Procuratores: The Master Of Arts’ Full-Dress Gown And Its Use By The Proctors And Assessor Of The University Of Oxford, Edmund Eggleston

Transactions of the Burgon Society

No abstract provided.

Weaving The Fabric Of Success: Exploring Academic Attire And Eton College From 1440, Martin Lewis

Transactions of the Burgon Society

No abstract provided.

Photo Essay: Holding Up The Sky: Wabanaki People, Culture, History & Art, Tilly Laskey

Maine History

Holding up the Sky is on view at Maine Historical Society through February 1, 2019. The exhibition gallery is located at 489 Congress St. in Portland. Please visit MaineHistory.org for hours and ticket information.

The Academic Dress Of The University Of Essex, Edmund Eggleston

Transactions of the Burgon Society

No abstract provided.

The Hood Of The Determining Ba At Oxford, Nicholas Groves

Transactions of the Burgon Society

No abstract provided.

A Fitting Tribute, Eunice Tsang

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

We explore the history of the qipao, and how this iconic dress has come to represent so much

Samuel Freeman's Waistcoat, Jacqueline Field

Maine History

The article discusses the features and construction of a waistcoat worn by Samuel Freeman at his 1786 wedding. The waistcoat is in the Collection of the Maine Historical Society.

Checklist Of Dresses And Selected Accessories In The Exhibition, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

This article is a checklist of dresses and accessories in the collection of the Maine Historical Society. Unless otherwise specified, costumes were probably made in the United States. Fabric origins await further research, except where noted. The original owner is identified, when known. Except where noted, all costumes are part of the Maine Historical Society collections.

"So Monstrous Smart" : Maine Women And Fashion, 1790-1840, Kerry A. O'Brien

Maine History

This article is overview of women's fashions, in Maine and elsewhere in the United States, in the nineteenth century.

Journal Cover, Toc, And Preface, Maine Historical Society, Elizabeth J. Miller

Maine History

Cover, Editor, Editorial Board and Table of Contents with authors' names. Preface by Elizabeth J. Miller about the exhibition.