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• Belt
  Object ID: 03.02.002
  Date: 1470-1532
  Origin:
  Description: Incan belt or girth made of camelid fiber and cotton. This textile is said to have come from the Inca culture that developed in the Peruvian highlands in the 1400s. This piece appears to be the girth strap used to hold a pack-load on a llama. This consists of very thickly woven wool with wooden bards reinforcing the ends. The warp pattern design forms rows of stylized fish, usually a coastal motif also found in textiles of the Chancay valley which was conquered by the Inca around 1470.


• Belt
  Object ID: 03.02.006
  Date: 1470-1532
  Origin: Peru
  Description: Incan girth made of vegetable fiber weft and camelid fiber warp. This piece has a heavy weft that appears to be a non-cotton vegetable fiber similar to that used by the pre-Columbian Peruvians to form the soles of sandals. The weft is completely covered by the heavy 8-ply yarns of the warp. Wooden bars reinforce the warp ends. The colors red and black are found often in Inca textiles. The design pattern is a perfect illustration of the pan-Peruvian stepped triangle-and-swirl motif. This piece may have been the girth strap for a llame pack-load, although it appears a bit short for that purpose.


• Belt
  Object ID: 03.02.015
  Date:
  Origin: United States of America
  Description: Brown leather belt with FURMAN written on metal buckle.


• Belt
  Object ID: 03.02.016
  Date:
  Origin: United States of America
  Description: Brown leather belt with FURMAN UNIVERSITY written on buckle.


• Belt
  Object ID: 03.02.022
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: Brown leather belt with FURMAN buckle.

• Cap
  Object ID: 03.02.048
  Date: c. 1930
  Origin:
  Description: Rat cap, purple felt with white felt F. Size Medium.


• Cap
  Object ID: 03.02.062
  Date: 1954
  Origin: United States of America
  Description: Freshman rat cap from the fall of 1954 Dark purple cloth cap with small curved bill; white cloth covered button at top; white cloth "F" in front; brown leather strip around base of interior.


• Cap
  Object ID: 03.02.057
  Date: 2006
  Origin: United States of America
  Description: Puple rat cap with dirty capital letter "F." White nob on top of cap. Brown leather interior band. Has small bill on front.


• Cap
  Object ID: 03.02.023
  Date:
  Origin: United States of America
  Description: Purple and white felt F.U. freshman rat cap.


• Cap
  Object ID: 03.02.014
  Date:
  Origin: United States of America
  Description: Purple and white felt Furman rat cap. Parts of the white F have faded to brown.


• Cap
  Object ID: 03.02.017
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: Purple felt golf-style cap with white F on it.


• Cap
  Object ID: 03.02.031
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: Purple rat cap with white "FU" appliqué.


• Cap
  Object ID: 03.02.034
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: Rat cap.


• Cap
  Object ID: 03.02.063
  Date:
  Origin: United States of America
  Description: Furman rat cap Dark purple felt hat with small purple felt loop tassle at top; white felt "U" on front of hat, "F" is missing; red stitching along interior bottom of cap


• Cloth Fragment
  Object ID: 10.01.010
  Date:
  Origin: Peru
  Description: This cotton weave square with supplementary wefts of red camelid fiber at the corners is probably from coastal Peru. It is made of a cotton plain weave with vertical stripes created by using alternating blue and white warp yarns. More decoration has been added at each corner by weaving in a supplementary weft yarn of red camelid fiber. The design created by the red yarn forms a lozenge or diamond shape in blue and white at each corner. There are dozens of extremely minute feathers adhering to and embedded in the cloth. The feathers are of different colors (yellow, orange, gray, white, iridescent blue). They are visible to the eye alone, but can only be identified as feathers through a powerful magnifying glass. From coastal Peru. A possible explanation of their presence is that during the construction of a mummy bundle, this cloth was placed in the wrappings close to, or touching, another object made of feathers, thus causing some of the feather particles to adhere to the cloth. The feathers of tropical birds were used to decorate many objects, such as fans, ear ornaments, crowns, and clothing. Their colors remain as brilliant today as they were when the bird was alive. Two other textiles in this collection were found to have feathers on them; the coca bag with shoulder strap and tassels and a small brown and white plain weave square with ties. Chances are excellent that all three of these items came from the same mummy bundle, a fact that is difficult to prove with objects having no known archaeological provenance.


• Cloth Fragment
  Object ID: 10.01.014
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: This band or headband of warp-faced plain weave is made of cotton and camelid fiber. It is constructed of plain weave in which the weft yarns are completely hidden by the far more numerous warp yarns. The warp yarns form a pattern of stripes with blue betwen each of the other colors. The color sequence of the warp stripes is yellow, red, gold, pink, and black. The blue yarns are of cotton while all other colors are of camelid fibers. This narrow band, possibly a headband, was probably found in a coastal burial site since conditions in the Andean highlands are too damp for the preservation of textiles.


• Cloth Fragment
  Object ID: 10.01.008
  Date:
  Origin: Peru
  Description: This plain weave textile fragment has supplementary warp and weft of all camelid fiber. It probably served as a border panel that was joined to a larger garment. Along both selvages can be seen the original overcast stitches, of brown camelid fiber yarn, used to attach the panel to a larger piece of cloth. The dark blue basic plain weave cloth has been decorated with supplementary warp and weft yarns in bright red, incorporated into the fabric during the course of the weaving. They are not necessary for the structure of the fabric, and are free to appear and reappear on the face of the cloth according to the needs of the design. The design motif forms a series of squares in interlocking diagonal rows. From Peru.


• Coat
  Object ID: 03.02.059
  Date: 2006
  Origin: China
  Description: Manchurian "dragon" coat; full length coat with full length sleeves and a curved overlapping right front; side slits; three circles on each the front and the back and one circle on each shoulder portray dragons with five claws in clouds above waves surrounding a mountain; the bottom border has multi-colored diagonal stripes moving up and in toward a mountain in the middle of the bottom half of the coat; waves separate the bottom border from the rest of the coat; dragons and clouds along the collar and ends of sleeves; gray background; yellow lining


• Coat, Frock
  Object ID: 03.02.060
  Date: c. 1900
  Origin:
  Description: Black frock coat owned by C.B. Martin, professor of classics and Furman alumnus.

• Ensemble
  Object ID: 03.02.056
  Date:
  Origin: China
  Description: Cream silk Chinese wrap dress embroidered with butterflies and flowers; periwinkle silk lining; black silk jacket with three knot-loop fasteners; periwinkle silk lining (lining has faded to purple in some areas; possibly meant for a baby, but more likely meant for a doll or just for decoration

• Flag
  Object ID: 08.03.017
  Date: 1860
  Origin: United States of America
  Description: University Riflemen's flag.


• Flag
  Object ID: 08.03.077
  Date:
  Origin: United States of America
  Description: US flag given by Annie Long to a squad of FU soldiers (Possibly WWI).


• Flag
  Object ID: 08.03.086
  Date: 2000
  Origin:
  Description: U.S. flag from GWC, unknown date, given by Marguerite Chiles, 1970.

• Gown, Dressing
  Object ID: 03.02.065
  Date: 1787-1825
  Origin:
  Description: Pulpit robe of Richard Furman Long black silk robe with long sleeves and open front; gathered at collar and pleating at top of sides; long full sleeves with velvet cuffs with 2 buttons; gathered behind neckline with brown plainweave fabric visible underneath.

• Handkercheif
  Object ID: 03,03,003
  Date: 1914
  Origin:
  Description: Handkerchief, laminated with quotes written on it including a date, June 5, 1914.


• Hat
  Object ID: 03.02.009
  Date: 1900-1999
  Origin:
  Description: Modern hat with dark brown and tan feathers of differing shapes and sizes. Tall tan feathers protrude from the top of the cap, while the darker brown feathers circle the headpiece. Has a woven chin strap.


• Hat
  Object ID: 03.02.019
  Date: 1929
  Origin: United States of America
  Description: Faded white felt hat with "Furman 29" written in purple felt.

• Kimono
  Object ID: 03.02.049
  Date: 1967
  Origin: Japan
  Description: Salmon and white colored kimono with navy, yellow, green, white, and salmon colored obi. Wrapped in mulberry paper the kimono package is 131/2" x 19", while the obi package is 13 x 17". Writing on the packages notes that the pieces are from the Matsuzakaya department store in Ginza, Tokyo. The date shows the items to have been purchased March 9, 1967. Other markings are unknown. A 11 x 12" handkerchief (pink with yellow flowers) is included in the kimono package.

• Lace Fragment
  Object ID: 10.01.016
  Date: 1100-1400
  Origin: Peru
  Description: Lace remnant According to the appraisal by Tara Ana Finley, this small Chancay gauze textile fragment, circa 1100-1400 AD, contains a large section of openwork design interspersed with small flowerettes. This particular appraisal was made from a photograph as the piece was missing before Finley appraised the collection.


• Legging
  Object ID: 03.02.030
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: Purple and white baseball leggings. Holes everywhere.


• Loincloth
  Object ID: 10.01.021
  Date: 1200-1400
  Origin: Peru
  Description: Partial panel from a Chancay loincloth that has a tapestry weave with cotton warps and camelid fiber wefts. In this type of weave, the warp or vertical threads are so far outnumbered by the weft or horizontal threads that the warps are completely hidden. In this piece the weft threads cross the warp as many as 132 times in the space of an inch. Also there are several yarns of different colors, each of them crossing only a limited number of warp yarns before turning back upon itself. The color areas are like small distinct sections of weaving, yet are all done on the same warp. This piece is also characterized by a technique called slit tapestry, which is when small openings are left between the color areas. The warp yards are cotton and the weft yarns are camelid fiber. The camelid fiber fringe is woven separately and sewn on with overcast stitching. The design on this piece consists of a central field of light gold surrounded by a series of red and gold stripes, a band of birds, and another series of red and gold stripes. The birds are shown in profile, with beak, head, eye, tail, and one leg, but no wing. The sequence of colors used in the body of the bird is consistently white, red, gold, red. All red birds have a white beak and white eye with a black pupil. All white birds have a red beak and red eye with a black pupil. All gold birds have a red beak and black eye with white pupil except one gold bird at the center of the left edge of the textile, which has a red pupil. From Peru. This piece was probably the front panel of a loincloth that had been cut by grave looters who were hunting for and selling fragments of Peru's archaeological treasures

• Pants
  Object ID: 03.02.055
  Date: 1900-1999
  Origin:
  Description: black silk pants for a large doll or small baby; cloth waistband and lining; cloth "underpants" inside; purple silk piece of pantleg tied with string to waistband (function unknown)

• Rug
  Object ID: 02.02.022
  Date: c. 1920s
  Origin: Turkey
  Description: Hand-knotted Turkish rug, in Ushak pattern. Red background with dark greens, blues, yellows. Rug is reportedly similar to the Dining Room rug that was in Cherrydale while James C. Furman lived in the home.


• Rug
  Object ID: 02.02.016
  Date: 1930-1949
  Origin:
  Description: Kerman antique rug; rose/blue/tan; 100% wool; hand-made.


• Rug
  Object ID: 02.02.001
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: Wool with blue, red, and gold.


• Rug
  Object ID: 02.02.002
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: Bijar rug. Dark blue field woven with cabbage rose within a floral border.


• Rug
  Object ID: 02.02.003
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: Oriental Rug.


• Rug
  Object ID: 02.02.004
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: Early 20th century Bidjar on a wool foundation in an unusually large "Kellegi" format in which the length exceeds twice the width. Three four lobed navy medallions with intervening cartouches of similar decoration, themselves secondary elements which are flanked by partial full sized medallions with pendants form the decoration on a desnsely patterned ivory background. The large scale "infinite repeat" is interrupted by a meandering blossom and leaf design major border on a red background with multiple guard borders of similar style. (according to appraisal by Dana Kelly of Lexington, KY in 1997)


• Rug
  Object ID: 02.02.005
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: Oriental rug, reds and blues - Hamadan.


• Rug
  Object ID: 02.02.006
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: 3 small oriental rugs with reds, blacks, blues. Uncertain which rug is the third.


• Rug
  Object ID: 02.02.007
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: Fereghan carpet. The midnight blue field with an allover herati pattern in shades of rose, blue, ivory, green and rust, all contained within a main apple-green palmette and vine border and subsidiary flowerhead and floral meander borders.


• Rug
  Object ID: 02.02.009
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: Meshed carpet of Fereghan design, the blue field with an allover herati pattern in shades of pale green, blue, rose, and red contained within a main pink palmette and vine border and subsidiary pastel floral meander borders.


• Rug
  Object ID: 02.02.010
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: Kirman carpet has an ivory field with an allover pastel floral design contained within a main wide rose and pastel floral border and subsidiary pale blue and cream floral meander borders.


• Rug
  Object ID: 02.02.011
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: Machine-woven carpet of Kirman design.


• Rug
  Object ID: 02.02.012
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: Laver Kirman rug. The shaded outmeal field woven with pastel floral designs in blue, red, green, ivory, and pink contained within three cream and black floral borders, one end with an inscription panel.


• Rug
  Object ID: 02.02.013
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: Machine-woven area rug, matches the stairwell carpeting.


• Rug
  Object ID: 02.02.014
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: Amritzar carpet of faded silver field woven with an allover design of vines, animals, and flowering trees contained within faded pastel floral borders.


• Rug
  Object ID: 02.02.015
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: Group of 8 Kirman and Hamadan rugs and rug fragments, all with floral designs on pastel fields. 4 of these have been moved to Cherrydale.


• Rug
  Object ID: 02.02.017
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: Tabriz rug has a buff field with an allover floral design in green, red, ivory, brown, and blue and with wine-red spandrels. The whole enclosed by a main wine-red floral border and subsidiary blue and green floral meander borders.


• Rug
  Object ID: 02.02.018
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: Rug in reds, oranges, blues, whites with fringe


• Rug
  Object ID: 02.02.019
  Date:
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  Description: Large rug in the main entrance of Younts Conference Center. Center of rug is white background with red and blue design. Border is primarily red and blue.


• Rug
  Object ID: 02.02.023
  Date:
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  Description: Handknotted wool pile rug. Herez rust, made in India. With fringe, in whites, reds, blues, tans.


• Rug
  Object ID: 02.02.024
  Date:
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  Description: Handmade Kuba rug, classical design,Teraghan???, reds and blues.


• Rug
  Object ID: 02.02.025
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: Rug in blue-greens, orange-pinks, and whites. Runner shaped.


• Rug
  Object ID: 02.02.026
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: Rug with three central figures on a black ground, in reds, oranges, and whites.


• Rug
  Object ID: L2006.001.15
  Date:
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  Description: Thick pile, in reds, blues, greens, tans. Border with central design.


• Rug
  Object ID: L2006.001.16
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: Dated prayer rug. In red, blues, yellows, and cream.


• Rug
  Object ID: L2006.001.17
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: Dated prayer rug. In red, blues, green, and tan.


• Rug
  Object ID: L2006.001.18
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: Dated rug. In blues, oranges, yellows.


• Rug
  Object ID: L2006.001.19
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: Signed rug. In red, blues, and tan.


• Rug
  Object ID: L2006.001.20
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: Prayer rug. In blues, greens, reddish oranges.


• Rug
  Object ID: L2006.001.21
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: Prayer rug, in blues, reds, tans with border and two central designs.


• Rug
  Object ID: L2006.001.22
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: Red background with , central medallion, allover design and border.

• Scarf
  Object ID: 03.02.026
  Date: 1976
  Origin:
  Description: Red, white and blue VEA scarf designed by Frankie Welch, 1976.


• Scarf
  Object ID: 03.02.029
  Date: 1994
  Origin:
  Description: White linen scarf presented to Dr. and Mrs. John E. Johns on his retirement. It has the design of the moldings of White Oaks on it and also has written on it " Designed by Frankie Welch, John and Marth Johns, To commemorate eighteen wonderful years, President and First Lady of Furman University 1976-1994, Moldings and Ceilings of White Oaks."


• Scarf
  Object ID: 003.01.017
  Date: c. 1994
  Origin:
  Description: White linen scarf with four identical white printed designs. Design consists of oval in center with decorative frame and designs on two sides, framed by two decorative square borders. Writing on each side of square inside outer border: "Moldings and Ceilings of White Oaks" "Designed by Frankie Welch / John and Martha Johns" "To Commemorate eighteen wonderful years" "President and First Lady of Furman University 1976-1994" The design is based on the carved moldings and ceilings of White Oaks.


• Shawl
  Object ID: 03.02.027
  Date: 1859
  Origin:
  Description: Brown silk shaw with embroidered flowers. Worn by Jennie McBee Alexander Philpot when she graduated from GWC in 1859. Gift of Mary Coleman Becknell and Mildred Coleman Jarrard cir. 1980.


• Shirt
  Object ID: 03.02.003
  Date: 1970
  Origin: China
  Description: Two Chinese shirt pieces (front and back) with embroidered floral designs; tan background, black border, blue embroidery.


• Shirt
  Object ID: 03.02.064
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description:Short-sleeve white button-up collared shirt; 4 snap buttons up front; turned up cuffs on sleeves; "Furman University Physical Education" black circle logo on front pocket


• Shoe
  Object ID: 03.02.004
  Date: 2001
  Origin: China
  Description: Small orange colored Chinese shoe with cloth "ears" on the sides and eyes like a dog.


• Shoe
  Object ID: 03.02.005
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: Small red and multi-colored Chinese shoe.


• Shoe
  Object ID: 03.02.052
  Date:
  Origin: Dragon-faced shoe. Slightly faded orange silk; linen lining. Hand embroidered. Diamond patterned hand quilted sole.


• Shoe
  Object ID: 03.02.053
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: Black silk pig-faced shoe with "ears." Hand embroidered. Linen lining. Hand quilted, diamond patterned sole.


• Skirt
  Object ID: 3.02.054
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: Very light green, blue, and multi-colored skirt with satin-like fabric, black borders, and embroidery in the center; tan fabric as the waist band; two panels attached at the waistband, but not sewn together all the way down.


• Sweater
  Object ID: 03.02.025
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: Purple thick knit sweater with white letter F on the front of it.


• Sweater
  Object ID: 03.02.033
  Date:
  Origin:
  Description: Football letterman sweater.


• Sweatshirt
  Object ID: 03.02.011
  Date: 1988
  Origin:
  Description: White size medium football sweatshirt. "Furman Paladins 1-AA 1988 National Champions" is written on the front.

• T-shirt
  Object ID: 03.02.018
  Date: 1980
  Origin: United States of America
  Description: Purple and white football jersey-style T-Shirt. "Furman Paladins" and picture of a paladin on the front. "80 champs" on the back.


• T-shirt
  Object ID: 03.02.012
  Date: 1985
  Origin:
  Description: Grey size large T-shirt . "Nooga 85 Furman Faculty House Party" and a multi-colored shirt are on the front.


• T-shirt
  Object ID: 03.02.010
  Date: 1988
  Origin:
  Description: White Beta Epsilon T-shirt from 1988 Beach Weekend. Front Pocket says Beach Weekend 1988. Back of shirt has an old man surfing with "Party Hard with all the KING'S men. Beta Epsilon House Party '88."


• T-shirt
  Object ID: 03.02.013
  Date: 1999
  Origin:
  Description:Long-sleeved white T-shirt from Furman University Cherrydale Moving Party. A picture of a car moving a house is on the front, and a list of sponsors is on the back.


• T-shirt
  Object ID: 03.02.032
  Date: 2006
  Origin:
  Description: Greater Greenville Scottish Games and Highland Festival.


• T-shirt
  Object ID: 03.02.035
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• T-shirt
  Object ID: 03.02.036
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• T-shirt
  Object ID: 03.02.037
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• T-shirt
  Object ID: 03.02.038
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• T-shirt
  Object ID: 03.02.039
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• T-shirt
  Object ID: 03.02.040
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• T-shirt
  Object ID: 03.02.041
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• T-shirt
  Object ID: 03.02.042
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• T-shirt
  Object ID: 03.02.043
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• T-shirt
  Object ID: 03.02.044
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• T-shirt
  Object ID: 03.02.045
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• T-shirt
  Object ID: 03.02.046
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• T-shirt
  Object ID: 03.02.047
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• Uniform
  Object ID: 03.02.050
  Date:
  Origin: United States of America
  Description: A jacket, a pair of pants and a cap from Alester G. Furman's WWI uniform. Jacket has gold buttons with eagle insignia. Same insignia is on the Army Officer's service cap. All in dark mossy green color.


• Uniform
  Object ID: 03.02.051
  Date:
  Origin: United States of America
  Description: Green canvas army jacket missing all buttons and insignia. Has bottom two snaps. Writen in black felt tip marker on inside of jacket back "Tom Long" followed by the number 3 and something that is unidentifiable but might be 4. Jacket is most likely a WWI uniform.