What did they wear?
Warwickshire County Council’s Heritage Education Service has organised a special session for members of the public to take a closer look at bygone fashions
The Warwickshire Museum stores will be open from 2.30pm to 4pm on Wednesday 17 November for people to find out more about children’s clothing from the past held in the museum’s Costume and Textile collection.
Head of Heritage Education, Laura Pye explained what visitors should expect: “Highlights from the Costume Collection – Children’s Clothing’ will be a unique opportunity to look in detail at different pieces of children’s costume from the collection and will be guided by expert knowledge from Maggie Wood, Keeper of Social History at Warwickshire Museum.
“Explore in close-up unusual and fragile items that are not often on view. The session will focus on various pieces of historic children’s costume, and you can discover what a ‘pilch’ is, and why boys once used to wear dresses!”
Tickets for the session cost £5.00 each and booking is essential as spaces will be strictly limited. Please telephone Heritage Education on 01926 412069 to book your place.
The event is part of Heritage Education’s year-round ‘Outlook’ programme of events for adults, which includes a range of friendly and informative talks, walks, workshops that celebrate and share Warwickshire’s rich history. ‘Outlook’ leaflets can be found in all libraries and Tourist Information Centres around the county, or you can join the mailing list by contacting Heritage Education direct on 01926 412069.
You can find out more about this event and many others at http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/heritgeeducation or by telephone on 01926 412069.