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the design center at philadelphia university houses 200,000+ objects related to textiles and fashion. if you would like more information about our collection, please contact us through the ask me anything feature. all photographs copyright the design center.

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18th Century Toile 

18th Century Toile 

18th Century Toile 

18th Century Toile 

18th Century Toile 

18th Century Toile 

18th Century Toile 

18th Century Toile 

18th Century Toile 

18th Century Toile 

18th Century Toile 

18th Century Toile 

18th Century Toile 

18th Century Toile 

Detailed embroidery from some of our Mexican & Guatemalan vests (Mid-20th century).

Detailed embroidery from some of our Mexican & Guatemalan vests (Mid-20th century).

This is just a small portion of our David & Dash textile collection (1960s).

This is just a small portion of our David & Dash textile collection (1960s).

Two of our Victorian era prints were combined in this @freepeople dress!  So great to see these beautiful prints reinvented by Free People designer and PhilaU alumni, Carin.

This one sold out in a week. Wow!

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Floral print on cotton. England. Late 1800s.

Floral print on cotton. England. Late 1800s.

Dorothy Liebes woven sample. Mid-twentieth century.

Dorothy Liebes woven sample. Mid-twentieth century.

Dorothy Liebes woven sample. Mid-twentieth century.

Dorothy Liebes woven sample. Mid-twentieth century.

Dorothy Liebes woven sample. Mid-twentieth century.

Dorothy Liebes woven sample. Mid-twentieth century.

Dorothy Liebes woven sample. Mid-twentieth century.

Dorothy Liebes woven sample. Mid-twentieth century.