Textile Collections of The World - Vol. 1 United States and Canada

Textile Collections of The World - Vol. 1 - Front Cover

Textile Collections of The World - Vol. 1 - Front Cover

Name/Title

Textile Collections of The World - Vol. 1 United States and Canada

Entry/Object ID

2021.12.250

Description

Complete guide to the textile collections in museums in the United States and Canada. More than 60 collections of textiles were reviewed, and encompass holdings ranging from exotic Peruvian hand-weaving and Indonesian batiks to the pioneering work of contemporary designers.

Context

"This book contains a detailed survey of each collection and an evaluation of its holdings, conveniently arranged in alphabetical order by city. Extensive essays by Andrew Hunter Whitford, Robert Riley and Dorothy K. Burnham trace the development of North American Indian, American, and Canadian textile traditions, respectively."

Collection

Dorothy Burnham Collection

Cataloged By

Moira Friske

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Dorothy Burnham, Harold Burnham, Textile

Dimensions

Width

9 in

Length

11 in

Book Details

Editor

Cecil Lubell

Publisher

Van Norstrand Reinhold Company

Date Published

1976

Location

Location

Box

16

Room

Collections Hall

Building

M.V.T.M.

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Moira Friske

Date

June 6, 2024

Created By

r.milton@mvtm.ca

Create Date

June 6, 2024

Updated By

r.milton@mvtm.ca

Update Date

June 6, 2024