Philidelphia Museum of Art: Costume & Textile Collection, Gallery 271

http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/216-436-430-336.html

Collection Principles
The collection feature “outstanding” examples of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century garments and accessories. Also included are “iconic twentieth-century fashions” with particular designs by Elsa Schiaparelli. The collection consists of 30,000 items – only 19 pieces are “highlighted” in the digital archive.

Metadata
The metadata consists of an image of each highlighted item, type of object it is (dress, cape, belt buckle, etc.), places of origin (one for the material fabrication and another indicating where the object was made), type of material (silk, lace, etc.) date, designer, maker, style, dimensions (length, waist, bust, etc.), where it is located at the museum (gallery and floor) and name of donor. It also indicates whether or not the item is currently on view.

Object Characteristics
It seems that the images were captured with a digital camera. The images are in color and can be zoomed into for greater detail. No information as to when the images were created.

Intended Audience
This collection would surely assist anyone researching textiles and garments. It would also be interesting to anyone casually visiting the museum website as well. As a casual visitor I would like to see more of the collection.