- 1. Transporting Costume
- (Displaying clothes)
- ... not risk damage by vibrations, crushing, or abrasion. Small objects can be packed together in the same boxes, if appropriately wrapped individually and separate from the others. Oddly-shaped objects can ...
- 2. Storing Costume
- (Working with clothes)
- ... and marking: consider carefully how to label and mark shelves, boxes, drawers in the storage area’s address system [see Marking and labeling costume] protocol: Use both a written and an electronic protocol ...
- 3. Marking and Labeling Costume
- (Working with clothes)
- ... looking for much faster than reading accession numbers. boxes and drawers containing costume should have a complete list of the contents on the outside, as well as lying loose inside. Photographs of ...
- 4. Handling Clothes
- (Working with clothes)
- ... with paper, Tyvek and/or a waterproof outer cover; mannequins can be secured to pallets with G-clamps Move packed boxes and mannequins on trolleys when possible - they are heavy and awkward Use clean ...
- 5. Guidelines
- (Working with clothes)
- ... around objects. Storage furniture and boxes should be raised off the floor to avoid damage in case of flood. Only fluorocarbon fire extinguishers should be provided for use in costume and textile areas. ...
- 6. Dangerous Costume
- (Working with clothes)
- ... Heavy and awkward handling Costume, either in storage boxes or on dressed mannequins, can be heavy and awkward for museum staff to handle or move. Working positions are often ...
- 7. Useful Addresses
- (Working with clothes)
- ... the ICOM Costume Committee webmaster. Fabrics Feathers Busts and mannequins Leather Printing on fabric Acid-free paper/boxes/packing materials Ribbons Sculptors/vacuum-forming Tags ...
- 8. Clothing and Collecting Policies
- (Working with clothes)
- ... Gathering this information will really help to tell the human and personal story of items in your collection. Price tags, receipts, boxes and other associated ephemera – all these items ...
tradition
garment
Prince Frederik
shuttle
Charles V
Huipil
cotton print dress
marking and labeling
Laos
accessories
sewing techniques
weaving
storage
Qing Dynasty
fashionable dress
details
Patterns
construction
reconstruction
personal identity
20th century
indigenous peoples
policy
outline stitch
buttonhole stitch
Tiziano Vecelli
textile weaves
space
Wool
Social
exhibition
portrait
Identification
La Belle au bois dormant
photos
fiber dust
Titian
silk
Museo Histórico Nacional
collar
Munich
Flannel
Gallen
conservation
19th century
hair
sprang
documentation
Silk
skirt
Rosenborg Castle
Code of Ethics for Museums
label
Royal Museum of Mariemont
Hemp
packing
Padding
ombré roll stitch
dress
nurse