Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Small Wonders: Tiraz Textile Fragments
1/4/2024
Check out some small wonders from the world of textile artwork!
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Ready for a Closeup? Hawes’ Flag Dress
9/21/2023
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!
5/25/2023
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
10/27/2022
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!
6/9/2022
This carpet is a whopping 25’ by 18,’ easily one of the largest textiles in the collection.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Thread Count
4/14/2022
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!
3/17/2022
The Fashion and Textile Collection has a new gift! And it’s part of a set!
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Beautiful Beret
2/17/2022
It’s true that fashions come back around!
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Eccentric Wefts
1/20/2022
It’s getting weavy weird in the textile conservation lab this week!
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: The end of treatment is near!
11/18/2021
We’ve come a long way on the treatment of the Elizabeth Hawes flag dress! If
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Groovy Pucci
10/21/2021
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: You’re Invited to a Potluck!
9/24/2021
The Potluck is ready to serve!
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Bath Time
8/26/2021
It’s time for a bath in textile conservation.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Meet our Summer Intern!
7/29/2021
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
7/1/2021
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!
6/3/2021
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
5/6/2021
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!
4/8/2021
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
2/11/2021
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
7/2/2020
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
2/6/2020
Permanent Collection Highlights with Cynthia Amnéus, Chief Curator and Curator of Fashion Arts and Textiles
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Installing New Fashion Acquisitions
1/16/2020
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
9/26/2019
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
7/3/2019
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
8/9/2018
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
8/8/2018
Here at the Cincinnati Art Museum we recently reinstalled our Nancy and David Wolf Gallery, which showcases contemporary decorative arts.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Making the Best of a Bad Situation
11/23/2017
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