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Conservation of Margaret Rose’s Sampler Ca 1832
Above, the top of the sampler with Margaret Rose’s name and location at the time of the creation of the sampler. On either end you can see that originally the piece was intended to be hung on a rod, loop … Continue reading
Posted in antiques, conservation techniques, decorative motifs, preservation, process, reparation, restoration techniques, textiles
Tagged #alphabet, #americansampler, #americantextile, #birds, #canadiansampler, #canadiantextile, #coffeepot, #cotton, #design, #embroidered, #heart, #lettering, #linensampler, #MargaretRoos, #MargaretRose, #motifs, #mpfconservation, #needlework, #nwportland, #objectconservation, #objectconservator, #pacificnorthwest, #placesettings, #planters, #portlandoregon, #rooster, #slowstitch, #teapot, #textileconservation, #textilepreservation, #textilerestoration, #traditionalneedlework, #visiblemending, cats, embroidery, flax, flowers, linen, sampler
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Quilts as a Microcosm of History
I am sure that more eloquent history writers than I have written on the role of quilts as historical objects. I want to share my perspective on the single object that we: see the most distress over condition issues, even … Continue reading
Posted in antiques, CAUTIONS, decorative motifs, history, musings, preservation, textiles
Tagged crazy quilt, embroidery, fabric, family heirlooms, flowers, Hoyt, Ken Ellis, Oregon, Portland, Portland Oregon, spiders, Textile conservation, the Shore Family, Victorian
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