Fonda Ghiardi Thomsen was a textile conservator. Most noted for her work on flags, she also conserved quilts, samplers, military uniforms, and civilian clothing, most notably the suit worn by Abraham Lincoln the night he was assassinated. She was interested in solving the problems associated with exhibiting large textiles. She became the director of Textile Preservation Associates in 1987. Ms. Thomsen earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Pennsylvania State University. She then studied at the Corcoran School of Art and earned a degree at George Washington University. Ms. Thomsen began working as a conservator in 1968, first at the Smithsonian Institution and then at the National Park Service. After studying textile conservation at the Abegg-Stiftung Museum in Berne, Switzerland, she focused her work on historic textiles and modern fiber art. She is a Fellow of the American Institute for Conservation (AIC).
From the description of Textile Preservation Associates records, ca.1980-ca.2005. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 269368048
