- 1. Identification of Fabrics
- (Working with clothes)
- ... a fabric, just describe what you see and feel. “Material not identified, looking like…” is already quite useful, especially if accompanied by some photography. This is all the more important, as there ...
- 2. Transporting Costume
- (Displaying clothes)
- ... photography, handled for conservation or exhibition, turned inside out for analyses or pattern-taking, or packed for out going loans. Luckily, they are not at great risk of breaking to pieces like a glass ...
- 3. Marking and Labeling Costume
- (Working with clothes)
- ... save yourself and colleagues time spent turning tags. For: quick to do and to find, if they are hung in a visible place. Against: can get lost because they may be removed for photography or exhibition ...
- 4. Planning a Costume Exhibition - a checklist
- (Displaying clothes)
- ... together choose suitable objects choose mounting methods assess garments’ condition and write condition reports photography for catalog, documentation and PR conservation choose and find suitable ...
- 5. Handling Clothes
- (Working with clothes)
- ... for safe handling, storage, and transportation Plan to have time to mount the dress properly for photography Pattern taking Mounting costume for exhibition Conclusion Helpful sources of ...
- 6. Guidelines
- (Working with clothes)
- ... Photography. Our aim was to provide a quick reference for busy curators, many of whom were suddenly given responsibility for costume without any training, for volunteers working in museums, as well as ...
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