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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.

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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.

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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.

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3/17/2022

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

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2/17/2022

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It’s true that fashions come back around!

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1/20/2022

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

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11/18/2021

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

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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!

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9/24/2021

CAMConservation , textile conservation , textiles , light sensitivity , fading

The Potluck is ready to serve!

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8/26/2021

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It’s time for a bath in textile conservation.

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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.

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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

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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.

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5/6/2021

CAMConservation , textile conservation , textiles , Fashion Arts & Textiles , Sybil Connelly , dress

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

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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.

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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.

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7/2/2020

objects conservation , textiles , behind the scenes , fashion , storage , padded hangers

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

by Megan Nauer

2/6/2020

fashion , Fashion Arts & Textiles , Comme des Garcons , textiles , permanent collection

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

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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.

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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.

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7/3/2019

behind the scenes , textiles , conservation , gown , Kimono: Refashioning Contemporary Style

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

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8/9/2018

behind the scenes , conservation , textiles , miniatures , fabric

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

by Adam MacPharlain, Curatorial Assistant of Fashion Arts and Textiles

8/8/2018

Sheila Hicks , Tapestry , textiles , curatorial

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

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4/19/2018

behind the scenes , conservation , textile conservation , textiles , Japan

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11/23/2017

behind the scenes , conservation , fashion , Fashion Arts & Textiles , textile conservation , textiles

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8/31/2017

behind the scenes , conservation , paper , hairworks , textiles

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5/11/2017

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12/15/2016

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10/20/2016

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4/28/2016

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