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Costumes

Links to related information on other sites:

Care and preservation of fans
http://www.hants.gov.uk/museum/fans/fans03.html

The Care and Preservation of
Antique Textiles and Costumes

http://www.thehenryford.org/explore/artifacts/textile.asp

Storing Wedding Gowns and Textile Heirlooms
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/5545.html

Patterns of History (Web site for historic costume and undergarment patterns)
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/patterns/

Storage Techniques for Hanging Garments: Padded Hangers (Conserve-O-Gram 4/5) - (An Adobe PDF file)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/ conserveogram/04-05.pdf

Care of Historic Costume and Textiles
http://dept.kent.edu/museum/staff/care.html

Preservation Tips for New Garments:
http://dept.kent.edu/museum/staff/wedding.html

GUIDELINES FOR COSTUME
http://dept.kent.edu/museum/link/icom.html#guidelines

Information on Costume Mounting (mannequins)
http://dept.kent.edu/museum/staff/mount.html


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