Nantucket Historical Association

Corset on custom invisible mount displayed with scrimshaw busks at the Whaling Museum

Bonnet on custom mount. Nantucket Historical Association, photograph by Jeff Allen.

1860s dress. Nantucket Historical Association, photograph by Jeff Allen.

Dear Absent Ones: The Seafaring Pinkhams installation at the Whaling Museum

Wedding dress and custom veil support. Nantucket Historical Association, photograph by Jeff Allen.

Out of the Box installation at the Whaling Museum. Nantucket Historical Association, photograph by Jeff Allen.

Out of the Box installation at the Whaling Museum

1900s bathing costume. Nantucket Historical Association, photograph by Jeff Allen.

Nantucketers and their Boats installation at the Whaling Museum

Nantucketers and their Boats installation at the Whaling Museum

Dressing gown. Nantucket Historical Association, photograph by Jeff Allen.
Video featured in Out of the Box at the Whaling Museum, Nantucket Historical Association
Food for Thought Lecture Series presented at the Nantucket Whaling Museum, November 16, 2017 Jennifer Nieling, NHA Project Costume and Textile Specialist, discusses inventorying and rehousing the NHA's costume and textiles collection.