http://www.metafilter.com/tags/Tirocchi Posts tagged with 'Tirocchi' at MetaFilter. Fri, 18 Aug 2006 04:04:38 -0800 Fri, 18 Aug 2006 04:04:38 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/54000/The%2DTirocci%2DDressmakers%2DProject%2Dof%2DRhode%2DIsland Anna and Laura Tirocchi ran a dressmaking shop for the elite of Providence, Rhode Island between 1915 and 1947. In 1989 the building, which had been shut for 42 years, was found to contain a time capsule of the development of early 20th century fashion - from fabric and dresses to photographs and sewing machines and associated ephemera. <a href="http://tirocchi.stg.brown.edu/index.html">The A&amp;L Tirocchi Dressmakers Project website</a> showcases the collection <small>(after 12 years of research by <abbr title="Rhode Island School of Design"><a href="http://www.risd.edu/index.cfm">RISD</a></abbr>)</small> through: <a href="http://tirocchi.stg.brown.edu/514/">the 514 project</a> (with <a href="http://tirocchi.stg.brown.edu/514/archive/index.html">an image archive</a>), <a href="http://tirocchi.stg.brown.edu/essays/">essays</a>, <a href="http://tirocchi.stg.brown.edu/database/">databases</a> and <a href="http://tirocchi.stg.brown.edu/exhibition/">exhibition</a> sections. <small>[via <a href="http://www.intute.ac.uk/">Intute</a>]</small> tag:metafilter.com,2006:site.54000 Fri, 18 Aug 2006 04:04:38 -0800 dressmaking fabric fashion Providence rhodeisland Tirocchi peacay