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Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Small Wonders: Tiraz Textile Fragments

by Obie Linn, Conservator of Textiles

1/4/2024

CAMConservation, tiraz textiles, textile conservation

Check out some small wonders from the world of textile artwork!

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Ready for a Closeup? Hawes’ Flag Dress

by Obie Linn, Textile Conservator

9/21/2023

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There are few things more satisfying than seeing some really dramatic “before and after” photos when a conservation treatment is complete! Conservation of Elizabeth Hawes’ “flag dress” or Geographic (1940) has wrapped up, and now you can flip through a whole album of “before/after” pairs showing the transformations of many of the flags that cover the dress.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Hey Gorgeous!

by Obie Linn, Associate Conservator of Textiles

5/25/2023

CAMConservation, textile conservation, embroidery, indian textiles

This week, grab a sneak peek at “coming attractions” with this Indian floor spread! She’ll be the “star of the show” in our Anu and Shekhar Gallery of South Asian Art when installed at the end of June.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Seeing Spots

by Conservation

10/27/2022

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Our textile conservator got to wear all these “hats” this week to address some spots on this settee in Gallery 209, the British portraiture gallery.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Go big or go home!

by Conservation

6/9/2022

CAMConservation, oversized art, historic carpets, textile conservation, textiles

This carpet is a whopping 25’ by 18,’ easily one of the largest textiles in the collection.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Thread Count

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4/14/2022

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This silk chiffon scarf--part of a dress by designer Anna Jeanne Hallée designed in 1924—is undergoing conservation for significant loss and weakness where only shreds and threads remained around the central section.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Blast Off!

by Conservation

3/17/2022

CAMConservation, conservation, textile conservation, textiles, 1960s Fashion, poster dresses, paper dresses

The Fashion and Textile Collection has a new gift! And it’s part of a set!

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Eccentric Wefts

by Conservation

1/20/2022

CAMConservation, conservation, textile conservation, behind the scenes, tiraz textiles, weaving, eccentric wefts

It’s getting weavy weird in the textile conservation lab this week!

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: The end of treatment is near!

by Conservation

11/18/2021

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We’ve come a long way on the treatment of the Elizabeth Hawes flag dress! If

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Groovy Pucci

by Conservation

10/21/2021

CAMConservation, textile conservation, textiles, Fashion Arts & Textiles, vintage, Pucci

Usually, clothing is tailored to fit the body. But in the museum, we tailor a body to fit the clothing!

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Meet our Summer Intern!

by Conservation

7/29/2021

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This summer, Michelle Leung has the amazing opportunity to intern here in textile conservation, funded through the generosity of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Magic of Magnets

by Conservation

7/1/2021

CAMConservation, textile conservation, textiles, hanbok, behind the scenes, magnets, museum mounts

Woman’s folk costume, 1900-1950, Korea, glazed linen; Gift of Mrs. Charles F. Mosher, 1966.1505ab

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Look out for LIGHT!

by Conservation

6/3/2021

CAMConservation, textile conservation, textiles, light sensitivity, fading

The silk binding edge of this art quilt has been badly damaged by prolonged exposure to light which occurred before it came into the museum’s collection.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Dress Check

by Conservation

5/6/2021

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This dress is up for consideration to get into a different kind of exclusive party: the museum’s Fashion and Textiles Collection.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Game, set, MATCH!

by Conservation

4/8/2021

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Precision dyeing and color-matching is an important part of textile conservation and this week, we have a dyed-to-match success to report for this silk Argentine flag from the Elizabeth Hawes Flag Dress.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Women’s Shoes from the 1950s

by Conservation

2/11/2021

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22 pairs of women’s shoes from the 1950s are being prepared for an appearance in the galleries.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Storing your fashion objects safely

by Conservation

7/2/2020

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Want to store your treasured fashion objects safely at home? If your objects are safe to hang, you can make your own padded hangers.

Permanent Collection Highlights: Interview with Cynthia Amnéus, Chief Curator and Curator of Fashion Arts and Textiles

by Megan Nauer

2/6/2020

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Permanent Collection Highlights with Cynthia Amnéus, Chief Curator and Curator of Fashion Arts and Textiles

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Installing New Fashion Acquisitions

by Conservation

1/16/2020

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In a few weeks, we are installing some recent acquisitions from CAM’s fashion collection in Gallery 150.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Ragsby Dollyver, Before & After

by Conservation

9/26/2019

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In textile conservation, work was recently completed on “Ragsby Dollyver,” a “portrait” rag doll by Laura Turpin that may be the artist’s self-portrait.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: 1920s Gown

by Conservation

7/3/2019

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Can you find the conservation that has been carried out for this silk chiffon gown from the 1920s?

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Miniature Textile Conservation

by Conservation

8/9/2018

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A visit to the workbench in textile conservation today might feel a little like visiting a fashion studio--in miniature.

Out from storage: Sheila Hicks’ Untitled Tapestry

by Adam MacPharlain, Curatorial Assistant of Fashion Arts and Textiles

8/8/2018

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Here at the Cincinnati Art Museum we recently reinstalled our Nancy and David Wolf Gallery, which showcases contemporary decorative arts.