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Reading and resources
Want to take a deep dive into the care and display of historic garments? In this section, discover resources, books and audio guides to help you learn more.
- A Practical Guide to Costume Mounting, Lara Flecker, Routledge 2012
- Refashioning and Redress: Conserving and Displaying Dress, Edited by Mary M. Brooks and Dinah D. Eastop, The Getty Conservation Institute 2017
- Mounting Historic Dress for Display: Dress and Textile Specialists UK 2014
- Much Ado About Mannequins (webinar): Apryl Voskamp, Jill Morena, Foundation for Advancement in Conservation 2016
- Conserving and dressing 18th-century dresses
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Black evening gown (bodice and skirt), J. Ballantyne and Co., manufacturer(s); about 1895, New Zealand. Te Papa (PC001642)
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Black evening gown (bodice and skirt), J. Ballantyne and Co., manufacturer(s); about 1895, New Zealand. Te Papa (PC001642)
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Black evening gown (bodice and skirt), J. Ballantyne and Co., manufacturer(s); about 1895, New Zealand. Te Papa (PC001642)
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Black evening gown (bodice and skirt), J. Ballantyne and Co., manufacturer(s); about 1895, New Zealand. Te Papa (PC001642)
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Sam Gatley and Kate Blair dressing the black evening gown. Black evening gown (bodice and skirt), J. Ballantyne and Co., manufacturer(s); about 1895, New Zealand. Photo by Maarten Holl. Te Papa (PC001642)
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Black evening gown (bodice and skirt), J. Ballantyne and Co., manufacturer(s); about 1895, New Zealand. Te Papa (PC001642)