Dear Sarah Pitzen,
In addition to museums with textile collections (you will be able to find
these in the usual museum directories available in a nearby university
library), some places to turn for advice and bibliographies on the care of
textile fragments would be:
C.I.E.T.A. - Centre International d'Etude des Textile Anciens
34, Rue de la Charité -- 69002, Lyon, France
Fax +33-4-72402512, Attn.: CIETA
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ICOM -- http://icom.museum
they have costume and conservation international committees
COSTUME SOCIETY OF AMERICA
P.O. Box 73 -- Earleville, MD 21919
1-800-CSA-9447
410-275-1619
fax 410-275-8936
http://www.costumesocietyamerica.com
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TEXTILE SOCIETY OF AMERICA
P.O. Box 70 -- Earleville, MD 21919
410-275-2329
fax 410-275-8936
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http://www.textilesociety.org
ABEGG-STIFTUNG (World renowned for textile conservation)
Bern, Switzerland
Perhaps the Acts of my museum's leather restoration seminar also might be of
interest to you, see the publications list on our web site:
http://www.museobagattivalsecchi.org
Finally, there is a shoe museum, the Bata Museum, in Toronto, Canada, that
might be able to be of help in recommending care of your textiles and shoe
leather.
One of these sources might be able to recommend professionals for the
textile and leather objects, which are so delicate that specialized care
will be necessary.
Best regards,
Star Meyer
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http://www.museobagattivalsecchi.org
Bagatti Valsecchi Museum -- Milan, Italy
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