Brooklyn Museum. Department of Costumes and Textiles.

With the assistance of Stewart Culin, first curator of Ethnology, M.D.C. Crawford first brought retailers, manufacturers, and designers to the Brooklyn Museum during the First World War where they discovered a rich source of material in the Museum's vast collection. Stewart Culin's collaboration with M.D.C. Crawford provided the foundation for what would later become the Museum's Industrial Division.

The Industrial Division was officially established in November 1939 to enhance use of the Museum's costumes and textiles collections. In 1947 the Museum created a state of the art design laboratory to provide scientific and artistic research equipment for designers and technicians in all decorative arts industries. The lab, dedicated on 14 October 1948, was named in memory of Edward C. Blum, who died in November 1946, and whose work helped to make the Industrial Division a success.

In 1965 Research Consultant Robert Riley surveyed the costumes and textiles holdings, and recommended materials from the collection for transfer to F.I.T. on a long-term loan. The transfer of the material took place over a period of several years, with the first transfer in 1968. Following Riley's departure from the Museum in 1966, the consolidated Decorative Arts Department and the Edward C. Blum Design Laboratory was renamed the Department of Decorative Arts and Costumes and Textiles, responsible for the care of the permanent collection of Western European and North American textile materials. In 1973, the long-awaited merger with F.I.T. became a reality. Among the items on long-term loan were dresses by Charles James.

In February 1972, the Costumes and Textiles collections were formally separated from the Department of Decorative Arts. Starting in 1979, many of the objects that had been on long-term loan to F.I.T. were returned to the Brooklyn Museum.

In February of 1990, the Department of Costumes and Textiles returned to being a division of the Decorative Arts Department, and the gallery for Costumes and Textiles closed. In 2005 The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded the Brooklyn Museum a grant to survey, digitize and catalog the approximately 70,000 costumes, and accessories.

With the assistance of Stewart Culin, first curator of Ethnology, M.D.C. Crawford first brought retailers, manufacturers, and designers to the Brooklyn Museum during the First World War where they discovered a rich source of material in the Museum's vast collection. Stewart Culin's collaboration with M.D.C. Crawford provided the foundation for what would later become the Museum's Industrial Division.

The Industrial Division was officially established in November 1939 to enhance use of the Museum's costumes and textiles collections. In 1947 the Museum created a state of the art design laboratory to provide scientific and artistic research equipment for designers and technicians in all decorative arts industries. The lab, dedicated on 14 October 1948, was named in memory of Edward C. Blum, who died in November 1946, and whose work helped to make the Industrial Division a success.

In 1965 Research Consultant Robert Riley surveyed the costumes and textiles holdings, and recommended materials from the collection for transfer to F.I.T. on a long-term loan. The transfer of the material took place over a period of several years, with the first transfer in 1968. Following Riley's departure from the Museum in 1966, the consolidated Decorative Arts Department and the Edward C. Blum Design Laboratory was renamed the Department of Decorative Arts and Costumes and Textiles, responsible for the care of the permanent collection of Western European and North American textile materials. In 1973, the long-awaited merger with F.I.T. became a reality. Among the items on long-term loan were dresses by Charles James.

In February 1972, the Costumes and Textiles collections were formally separated from the Department of Decorative Arts. Starting in 1979, many of the objects that had been on long-term loan to F.I.T. were returned to the Brooklyn Museum.

In February of 1990, the Department of Costumes and Textiles returned to being a division of the Decorative Arts Department, and the gallery for Costumes and Textiles closed. In 2005 The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded the Brooklyn Museum a grant to survey, digitize and catalog the approximately 70,000 costumes, and accessories.

With the assistance of Stewart Culin, first curator of Ethnology, M.D.C. Crawford first brought retailers, manufacturers, and designers to the Brooklyn Museum during the First World War where they discovered a rich source of material in the Museum's vast collection. Stewart Culin's collaboration with M.D.C. Crawford provided the foundation for what would later become the Museum's Industrial Division.

The Industrial Division was officially established in November 1939 to enhance use of the Museum's costumes and textiles collections. In 1947 the Museum created a state of the art design laboratory to provide scientific and artistic research equipment for designers and technicians in all decorative arts industries. The lab, dedicated on 14 October 1948, was named in memory of Edward C. Blum, who died in November 1946, and whose work helped to make the Industrial Division a success.

In 1965 Research Consultant Robert Riley surveyed the costumes and textiles holdings, and recommended materials from the collection for transfer to F.I.T. on a long-term loan. The transfer of the material took place over a period of several years, with the first transfer in 1968. Following Riley's departure from the Museum in 1966, the consolidated Decorative Arts Department and the Edward C. Blum Design Laboratory was renamed the Department of Decorative Arts and Costumes and Textiles, responsible for the care of the permanent collection of Western European and North American textile materials. In 1973, the long-awaited merger with F.I.T. became a reality. Among the items on long-term loan were dresses by Charles James.

In February 1972, the Costumes and Textiles collections were formally separated from the Department of Decorative Arts. Starting in 1979, many of the objects that had been on long-term loan to F.I.T. were returned to the Brooklyn Museum.

In February of 1990, the Department of Costumes and Textiles returned to being a division of the Decorative Arts Department, and the gallery for Costumes and Textiles closed. In 2005 The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded the Brooklyn Museum a grant to survey, digitize and catalog the approximately 70,000 costumes, and accessories.

With the assistance of Stewart Culin, first curator of Ethnology, M.D.C. Crawford first brought retailers, manufacturers, and designers to the Brooklyn Museum during the First World War where they discovered a rich source of material in the Museum's vast collection. Stewart Culin's collaboration with M.D.C. Crawford provided the foundation for what would later become the Museum's Industrial Division.

The Industrial Division was officially established in November 1939 to enhance use of the Museum's costumes and textiles collections. In 1947 the Museum created a state of the art design laboratory to provide scientific and artistic research equipment for designers and technicians in all decorative arts industries. The lab, dedicated on 14 October 1948, was named in memory of Edward C. Blum, who died in November 1946, and whose work helped to make the Industrial Division a success.

In 1965 Research Consultant Robert Riley surveyed the costumes and textiles holdings, and recommended materials from the collection for transfer to F.I.T. on a long-term loan. The transfer of the material took place over a period of several years, with the first transfer in 1968. Following Riley's departure from the Museum in 1966, the consolidated Decorative Arts Department and the Edward C. Blum Design Laboratory was renamed the Department of Decorative Arts and Costumes and Textiles, responsible for the care of the permanent collection of Western European and North American textile materials. In 1973, the long-awaited merger with F.I.T. became a reality. Among the items on long-term loan were dresses by Charles James.

In February 1972, the Costumes and Textiles collections were formally separated from the Department of Decorative Arts. Starting in 1979, many of the objects that had been on long-term loan to F.I.T. were returned to the Brooklyn Museum.

In February of 1990, the Department of Costumes and Textiles returned to being a division of the Decorative Arts Department, and the gallery for Costumes and Textiles closed. In 2005 The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded the Brooklyn Museum a grant to survey, digitize and catalog the approximately 70,000 costumes, and accessories.

With the assistance of Stewart Culin, first curator of Ethnology, M.D.C. Crawford first brought retailers, manufacturers, and designers to the Brooklyn Museum during the First World War where they discovered a rich source of material in the Museum's vast collection. Stewart Culin's collaboration with M.D.C. Crawford provided the foundation for what would later become the Museum's Industrial Division.

The Industrial Division was officially established in November 1939 to enhance use of the Museum's costumes and textiles collections. In 1947 the Museum created a state of the art design laboratory to provide scientific and artistic research equipment for designers and technicians in all decorative arts industries. The lab, dedicated on 14 October 1948, was named in memory of Edward C. Blum, who died in November 1946, and whose work helped to make the Industrial Division a success.

In 1965 Research Consultant Robert Riley surveyed the costumes and textiles holdings, and recommended materials from the collection for transfer to F.I.T. on a long-term loan. The transfer of the material took place over a period of several years, with the first transfer in 1968. Following Riley's departure from the Museum in 1966, the consolidated Decorative Arts Department and the Edward C. Blum Design Laboratory was renamed the Department of Decorative Arts and Costumes and Textiles, responsible for the care of the permanent collection of Western European and North American textile materials. In 1973, the long-awaited merger with F.I.T. became a reality. Among the items on long-term loan were dresses by Charles James.

In February 1972, the Costumes and Textiles collections were formally separated from the Department of Decorative Arts. Starting in 1979, many of the objects that had been on long-term loan to F.I.T. were returned to the Brooklyn Museum.

In February of 1990, the Department of Costumes and Textiles returned to being a division of the Decorative Arts Department, and the gallery for Costumes and Textiles closed. In 2005 The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded the Brooklyn Museum a grant to survey, digitize and catalog the approximately 70,000 costumes, and accessories.