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Category: Collection Spotlight

Dress, T91.0275

Posted on January 8, 2020 (January 13, 2020) by tm-admin

With New Year’s Eve coming up this weekend, we went looking for our best party dress for Object of the Week!

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Socks, T00.41.32a-b

Posted on January 8, 2020 (January 13, 2020) by tm-admin

Our Object of the Week, a pair of red wool socks from Serbia and Montenegro, goes out to all the makers who are busy crafting handmade gifts for their loved…

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Wedding Shawl, T00.45.87

Posted on January 8, 2020 (January 13, 2020) by tm-admin

Our Object of the Week is a wedding shawl (odhani) from India, chosen by Farooq Ikram, Membership Coordinator at the Textile Museum!

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Hooked Rug, T84.0117

Posted on January 8, 2020 (January 13, 2020) by tm-admin

Our Object of the Week is a hooked rug made in Newfoundland that features a map of Newfoundland and a small portion of Labrador.

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Rug, T03.47.11

Posted on January 8, 2020 (January 13, 2020) by tm-admin

Our Object of the Week was chosen from the TMC’s collection by Dr. Filiz Çakır Phillip, Curator of the Aga Khan Museum and of their recent exhibition, “Arts of the…

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Rebozo, T2010.2.1

Posted on January 8, 2020 (January 13, 2020) by tm-admin

This week’s Object of the Week was chosen in anticipation of Roxane Shaughnessy’s Curator’s Tour of Tied, Dyed and Woven, happening this Wednesday the 22nd at 6:30 pm.

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Jumlo, T87.0143

Posted on January 8, 2020 (January 13, 2020) by tm-admin

In honour of Button Day, a very real holiday, our Object of the Week is a garment from Pakistan called a jumlo, made in the 1950s.

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Mezzaro, T94.0208

Posted on January 8, 2020 (January 13, 2020) by tm-admin

Our Object of the Week is a mezzaro, made in Italy between 1800-1850.

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Chinese Festival Hat, T85.0753

Posted on January 8, 2020 (January 13, 2020) by tm-admin

Our ~*very spooky*~ Object of the Week is an open-crowned Chinese children’s hat embellished with pumpkins!

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Cedar Mat, T88.0786

Posted on January 8, 2020 by tm-admin

Our Object of the Week is a Haida cedar mat from British Columbia, made circa 1880.

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