Clothes Tell Stories

1. Identifying sprang sashes: (Working with clothes); ... it now is all-but-forgotten. I would like to increase awareness of this textile method. Identification of items in museums is a start. Research on sprang continues, including: the reconstruction ...
2. Documentation: (Working with clothes); ... (See Pattern-taking) Describe the main construction of the garment, and then note any particular details. (See Reconstructions) Describe the position and type of any alterations and repairs, and if ...
3. Reconstructing the Dress of Queen Mary of Hungary: (Telling stories with clothes); Claire Derriks Curator Emeritus, Royal Museum of Mariemont (Belgium) How to introduce new audiences to past histories and cultural heritage through a portrait of Queen Mary of Hungary who ...
4. Pattern-Taking: (Working with clothes); ... The way a garment is cut, may help to identify it’s origin and/or date (compared to others). A pattern enables you to make reconstructions of whole or parts of garments. A pattern can ...
5. Reconstructions: (Displaying clothes); Making copies of museum garments Katia Johansen and Mette Vejgaard Petersen Royal Danish Collections What resources can a museum offer if you want to make a copy or reconstruction ...
6. Coat for a Wounded Prince: (Telling stories with clothes); Katia Johansen Royal Danish Collections Many Danish kings’ garments are preserved in the Royal Danish Collections at Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen. They are mainly from special, ceremonial ...
7. Dangerous Costume: (Working with clothes); ... in exhibitions or reconstructions should be accompanied by reliable information about how they were dyed, particularly if they come from a country with different industrial safety standards from your own. ...
8. Digital Costume Display - The Kings’ Costumes: (Displaying clothes); ... a specific segment, from children’s introductions to complex technical text for the museum professional. There are patterns for reconstructions or fancy dress as well as the cultural and political history ...
9. Anna Maria, the Queen’s Midget: (Telling stories with clothes); The Queen’s Midget and her Wardrobe, 1770 Katia Johansen ICOM Costume Committee member Queen Juliane Marie of Denmark brought the 8-year old girl Anna Maria to court in 1763. Anna ...