Papers, 1963-ca.2000, 1987-1990 (bulk dates).

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Papers, 1963-ca.2000, 1987-1990 (bulk dates).

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The collection consists of files accumulated by Margaret Fikioris during her career, particularly while she was textile conservator at Winterthur Museum. Her interests in national disaster planning and in historic design sources (especially for beds, curtains, and upholstery) are reflected in the contents. She worked with a student at the University of Delaware on resist-dyed fabrics, and a sample of the student's work is found in the files. As well, there are the documents of day-to-day work activities, such as correspondence, records of visitors to the textile conservation lab, and information about textile exhibits at the museum. Copies of some of Mrs. Fikioris' lectures and papers are found. Student notes and textbooks from her studies under James Rice at the Textile Museum form part of the collection as well.

32 boxes (ca.10.5 cu.ft.) : ill.

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Textile Arts Society of Philadelphia.

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Fikioris, Margaret

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Margaret Fikioris was textile conservator at Winterthur Museum. She was part of a movement within ICOM to establish a national committee in the United States to coordinate disaster planning and response teams. She has written books and articles and given many lectures on the subject of textile conservation. She was a member of a number of conservation groups. Among her interests was documenting the design sources for window treatments, bed dressings, and upholstery from 1600 to 1850. Margaret wa...

Stumpwork Society.

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American Quilt Study Group

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In 1970, Sally Garoutte and Joyce Gross began studying the history of quilts and quilt making. They formed the Mill Valley Quilt Authority and built a network of individuals that now comprises the American Quilt Study Group (AQSG). In 1979, Garoutte and Gross proposed a gathering of quilters, quilt scholars, and collectors, among others, to discuss quilt history, biographies of quilt makers, documenting quilts, and the promotion of quilts as an art form. The first meeting of AQSG occurred in Mil...