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Textiles. Textiles

 Record Group
Identifier: Textiles

Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:

Ed Whaley's Master's Hood

 Collection
Identifier: Textile-2025-008
Abstract

Black masters hood with yellow velvet and red satin lining that formerly belonged to Ed Whaley.

Dates: 1949

Emily Pillsbury Davis Cadet Uniform

 Collection
Identifier: Textile-2015-001
Abstract

The Emily Pillsbury Davis Cadet Uniform collection consists of a blue blouse, blue blazer, blue trousers, a white skirt, and a blue skirt.

Dates: c. 1973-1977

Greenwood H. Nowlin, Jr., VAMC Coatee

 Collection
Identifier: Textile-1993-002
Abstract

This collection contains an original cadet coatee from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (VAMC) dated 1896. The coat belonged to Greenwood Hopkins Nowlin, Jr. (1878-1975) of Campbell County, Virginia, who attended Virginia Agriculture and Mechanical College (now Virginia Tech) from 1896 through 1899.

Dates: 1896

Guynn Cadet Uniform

 Collection
Identifier: Textile-2025-002
Abstract The Guynn Cadet Uniform Collection consists of a jacket and hat. The hat is structured and made of a navy blue fabric. It has a black ribbon wraped around it right above the bill of the hat. There are grommet holes on the sides of the hat. On the interior a brown leather band it stitched in. A label printed onto the interior of the hat reads "WILLIAM C. ROWLAND INC. UNIFORMS PHILIDELPHIA." The jacket is made of a navy blue fabric with black plastic buttons. There is...
Dates: c.1920-1930

John E. McDonald VPI Cadet Blouse

 Collection
Identifier: Textile-1993-009
Abstract This cadet blouse is navy blue with black lining, and sleeves lined with off white. It is possibly made of wool and cotton. The blouse has a black stripe trim with plastic black buttons on the right, and hooks on the left. There are two gold pins on the collar of the blouse. One pin has "VPI" with guns crossing above. The other pin has "ROTC" with flames between "RO" and "TC." There is a five pointed star on the lower right sleeve and three thin black stripes above, a wide black stripe on...
Dates: c.1920s

John R. Hutcheson Academic Regalia

 Collection
Identifier: Textile-2000-001
Abstract John R. Hutcheson Academic Regalia collection consists of a gown, cap, and two hoods. The cap is a standard graduation cap with a yellow/gold tassel, which hangs off of a gold button on the center of the cap. Inside the cap is a brown, roughly one inch, lining around the edge of the cap interior. The label on the base of the interior reads "7 1/8 INTERCOLLEGIATE BUREAU COTRELL & LEONARD ALBANY." Between "INTERCOLLEGIATE BUREAU' and "BUREAU COTRELL & LEONARD ALBANY" is a...
Dates: n.d.

John S. White VPI Coat and Cape

 Collection
Identifier: Textile-1993-013
Abstract The coat is navy blue with black lining, with red lining under the cape. There are gold diagonal stripes on the lower sleeves and six gold "VPI" buttons on the coat. There are eight smaller but identical buttons on the cape. Along the inside of the back of the collar is a small silver chain, and on the front of the inside of the collar are two silver hooks. There is a rectangular pocket on the left side of the coat lining. A label inside the jacket reads "John Stephen White 52-38-31-39-19...
Dates: c. 1950

Louise Fisher Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Textile-2000-002
Abstract

The Louise Fisher Collection includes a 1908 sweater and a VPI dresser scarf.

Dates: 1908 - 1972

Maroon Corps of Cadet Sashes

 Collection
Identifier: Textile-2015-002
Abstract This collection consists of two maroon sashes.One sash has satin edges with a cotton like fabric making up the body of the sash.The other sash is made of the same fabric but has adjustable snap buttons. On one end is 8 button snaps, and on the opposite end are only three button snaps. This allows for it to be buttoned based on size. This sash has an additional strip of maroon fabric on the front side. Notes attached to box items were found and read: "Corps...
Dates: n.d.

Patterned Quilt

 Collection
Identifier: Textile-2025-005
Abstract

The quilt is large and has a dark blue border around the edges and patterned squares. The sqaures are made up of various smaller squares of different patterned fabric. Some of the dark blue edges are lined with a different patterned fabric. The back of the quilt is one soild pattern with dark blue boarders. At the top of one end of the quilt is a white piece of fabric that would help when hanging the quilt on a wall. The main colors in the quilt are blue, red, green, and orange.

Dates: n.d.