This exhibition  shows examples of women's, men's and children's dress from the mid eighteenth century to the end of the 20th century.
The exhibition  follows a year in festivals and events such as Easter, Mayday, Ascot, Summer holidays, harvest Christmas and New Year. You will see typical dresses and outfits that might have been worn for such events at different periods of history.
The exhibition comprises about 50 outfits with assiciated accessories. The exhibition is housed in one of the oldest merchant's houses in Totnes.

Made in Devon
A  Totnes Showcase for Contemporary Costume and Textile Crafts
The Window at Bogan House

Over the past three years the Devonshire Collection of Period Costume in Bogan House Totnes has used their window for a limited number of crafts people.
This is the second year of developing the use of the window to establish a showcase and retail outlet for local high quality, contemporary, costume related crafts, jackets, hats, baskets, bags scarves jewellery etc.

A wide range of talented craftspeople are being invited to use the window as a showcase and point of sale.

The Themes this Season
We are working with the overall theme of "contrasts".  This will include regional producers and new and innovative work, using unusual or unconventional materials  and eco fashion.

Devonshire Collection of Period Costume Museum
presents:
Made in Devon - ‘Contrasts'
a Totnes showcase for contemporary costume and textile crafts

31 May - 14 June
Bags belts and braces, colour contrasts

15 - 28 June
Textiles and beyond

29 June - 12 July
wool and willow , contra textiles

12 - 26 July
Banknotes and bamboo,
alternative textiles

27 July - 9 August
Leather and lace , craft comparison

10 - 23 August
Contrasts in fabric and thread

24 August - 6 Sept
Recycle - upcycle, creating resources

7 - 20 September
Warrp and weft

21 Sept - 1 Oct
Fibre and metal, the rough and the smooth
Robert Ely Jan Tillet Penny Carter
Plymouth Textile Group
Hilary Burns Peet Leather Jaqui Carey
Christine East Totnes knitting group
Jillian Morris Jane Deane
Helyn Jenning
Tony Piper Caroline Biggins Barbara
Paul Eloise Sentito John Hagger
West Country Embroiderers
Rusha Schoor Kohn Fluxplay Lizi Jamal
Lucie Ponsford
West Country Weavers
Ingrid Parker Heil Isabella Whitworth
Jane Martin Heather Williams