Objects in the Fashion, Jewellery & Accessories Collections

Jan Yager, Invasive Species Tiara

The Invasive Species Tiara forms part of Jan Yager’s City Flora/City Flotsam collection – jewellery that has emerged from a study of one city sidewalk in Philadelphia, PA, from 1990 to 2000.

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King James II Spectacles

A fascinating late-eighteenth century letter accompanied these spectacles when they were acquired by the Museum, claiming the case had once belonged to King James II (1633-1701). It also tells us how three times it was presented as a gift to different people.

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Leda & The Hat Pin

The Sculpture Collection is pleased to welcome a new addition to its collection of contemporary art medals - a silver version of Leda and the Hat Pin by Linda Crook, 2003.

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Men in Skirts

Today, very few men wear skirts. The idea of men in skirts blurs the visual distinctions between the sexes. It contradicts how men are expected to look and, more fundamentally, challenges ideal attributes of male behaviour.

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Sampler

This embroidery, a confession by a young English woman, is unique in the Museum’s collection in its austerity and poignancy. We describe it as a sampler, which was usually a decorative schoolroom exercise in this period of the 19th century, but the laboriousness of Elizabeth Parker’s sampler reveals much more than just her skill in stitching.

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Thai Gold Choker & Matching Earrings

These outstanding examples of modern Thai goldwork were created by two senior master craftsmen and tutors at the Royal College of Goldsmiths in Bangkok.

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