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Historic Costume | Fine and Decorative Arts

Welcome to our Online Collections Database! Below you will find a searchable database showcasing images and information regarding tens of thousands of items in our online collection. Search using search terms, key words, object names, or names of historical figures to locate specific items, or, peruse at random to enjoy the breadth of collections available for view.

As we continue to digitize collections at GCV&M, more objects will populate this new virtual resource. Please continue to check back, and reach out with any questions!

Questions? Contact our Curatorial Department at (585) 294-8240 or email jjohnson@gcv.org. Interested in donating an object to the collections at GCV&M? Click here to learn more. 

Cabinet Card

Photograph

Woman standing by a vine-covered wall with her arms crossed. Center hair part with finger curls. She wears a silk taffeta dress with velvet insert down front of bodice and also on the cuffs and skirt. There is a bar pin with a leaf attached beside a circular design in the center. A single rhinestone is set in between the bars of the pin at each end. P. E. Chillman

2025.16.365

Cabinet Card

jewelry

The Drs. Revak & Lustig Antique Brooch Collection

Cabinet Card

1880 - 1906

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