Collection by Design: A Paper Doll History of Costume 1750-1900

by Jean L. Druesedow, Norma Lu Mechan, Norma Lu Meehan, et al.

Book Overview

Drawn from the Jerry Silverman/Shannon Rodgers Collection at the Kent State University Museum, this paper-doll costume history features 31 costumes from 1750 to 1900. Each doll and costume has a curatorial description on the back, and each page contains inset details of fabric or constructions, some photographic.Narrative includes the curators introduction to costumes of the period and the artist's sense of the collection itself, as well as a glossary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0896724212
• ISBN13: 9780896724211
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
• Length: 36 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.3" x 12.3"