Saving the Past: Heirloom embroideries link generations and need tender-loving care when washed

Name/Title

"Saving the Past: Heirloom embroideries link generations and need tender-loving care when washed"

Entry/Object ID

2021.12.132

Description

Newspaper article: "Saving the Past: Heirloom embroideries link generations and need tender-loving care when washed" Author: Nancy Durnford Montreal Gazette, 1991. The article features an interview with Eva Burnham regarding proper care and washing of embroidered textiles. Eva Burnham is the daughter-in-law of Dorothy and Harold Burnham. She married Mark Burnham in 1971. Eva is an accomplished textile conservator, who worked at McCord Museum, the ROM, and at the Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI).

Collection

Dorothy Burnham Collection

Cataloged By

Headrick, Meghan

Made/Created

Artist

Nancy Durnford

Date made

1991

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Newspaper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Serial

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Burnham, Dorothy Burnham, Harold Burnham, Academia, Textile Industry, Weaving, Historical Clothing, Traditional Clothing, Traditional Weaving, Montreal, Needlecraft, Embroidery, Sewing, Hand Looms, Hand Sewing, Handweaving, home life, Dunford

Material

Paper, ink

Location

Location

Container

7

Cabinet

Archive Cupboard

Room

Collections Room

Building

MVTM\Coverlet Storage

Category

Permanent

Date

November 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Burnham, Dorothy

Person or Organization

Burnham, Dorothy

Person or Organization

Burnham, Dorothy

Person or Organization

Burnham, Mark

Person or Organization

Burnham, Eva

Person or Organization

Dunford, Nancy

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

March 10, 2022

Updated By

r.milton@mvtm.ca

Update Date

August 3, 2024