SMCC > Collections > Textiles >A to Z>Museum of Farnham

Museum of Farnham

The collection contains an extensive selection of women's fashionable dress and underclothes, hung in chronological order and easy to access, dating from the eighteenth century through to the present. Students are welcome, with prior notice, to be shown the collection, and relevant details about fibres, construction, decoration etc can be explored and explained.

There is an interesting collection of shoes dating from the 1750s to the 1940s, and a large collection of accessories including hats, fans, gloves, stockings, jewellery and parasols, all stored in easy-to-access drawers, which students can explore.

A collection of lace includes some special pieces such as a small section of a collar that belonged to Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of Charles I.

The museum also has a fine selection of quilted items and a collection of social history textiles, including items related to farming.

Jean Stevens, an experienced lecturer and dress historian, gives a selection of interesting and informative lectures on dress, clothing, customs and fashion to students throughout the year.

Contact details