I would avoid sewing into the cloth, and lean towards the written label.
Consider if the B-72 will affect the front appearance in any way though.
Are there any folded over edges on the reverse that you could use to
mark on?

Hope this helps,

Susanne Lambert
Collections Manager
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art

Bethany Rutledge wrote:
>
> You textile people have been working overtime answering questions lately,
> but I thought I'd add one more to the discussion.
>
> I have a sign made from a single layer of muslin oilcloth, c. 1915-20, that
> needs to be labeled with an accession number.  My first instinct is to
> baste the appropriate label to a lower back corner, but if I do it that
> way, the stitches will appear from the front.  Should I label this object
> as I would another three-dimensional piece - i.e. B-72, indelible ink,
> topcoat - instead?
>
> Any advice would be appreciated.
>
> Bethany Rutledge
> Director of Collections and Exhibits
> Thornton W. Burgess Society
>
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