Relic Home Textile Sampling

This is a photo of our Relic Home bedroom closet full of women's ( and some men's ) clothing. Everything in earlier times was embellished with lace of some sort - - - handmade lace. We have samples of tatting, netting, bobbin lace, redwork, embroidery, knitted lace, and much more. Beautiful pillowcases from the old Overland Hotel are precious reminders of times gone by. We have a wide variety of wonderful period clothing. Everything from corsets to fine silk hankies. We also have clothing from the "Roaring 20s" era. A World War I uniform represent's the men's clothing as well as two tuxedoes from the Seymour Jensen era (1920 to 1950).

Also, the curtains that hang in the windows are original both to the Relic Home itself, but also from older homes around town. Many were donated by Lois Tucker from her home.

We have put UV protection film on all the windows to cut out the harmful rays from the sun to protect our collection. In the east and south windows we have muslin curtains in addition to the film. We have been trained every step of the way by good conservators such as Brook Bowman, now retired from Utah Museum Services. For this guidance we are truly grateful as should those in generations to come.