Online Collections Database

Explore our Collections

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. 

Visite

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Visite of brown silk satin with repeated scallop-shell motifs in uncut silk velvet, lined with red silk satin, and edged with a looping dark brown silk chenille trim. Standing collar; gathered over shoulders. The visite is cut with curved seams down each side of the front to allow for arm movement, and each seam is open at the bottom, with an untrimmed panel of silk to allow for overlap. Each opening has a satin strap attached to it, the strap on the left side with a portion of elastic at the end. Machine sewn.

2016.005.4

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Adult, Female

Outerwear

Historic Costume

Cape

Female

Satin

Velvet

Silk

Satin

Brown

1883 - 1888

19th Century

Late 19th Century

Shaffer, Anna

Help bring history to life

Your tax-deductible donation helps preserve and share history, nature and art for generations to come.