The Application of Practice-Led Research for the Conservation Professional: The Reproduction of An English Seventeenth-Century Embroidered Bookbinding
Ayako Tanihata
Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice
About this Item
- Title
- The Application of Practice-Led Research for the Conservation Professional: The Reproduction of An English Seventeenth-Century Embroidered Bookbinding
- Contributor Names
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Tanihata, Ayako (Author)
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Labson, Eva (Thesis advisor)
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Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York. Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice (Degree granting institution)
- Date
- 2023
- Degree Information
- M.A. Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, 2023
- Department: Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice
- Advisors: Labson, Eva
- Committee members: Davidson, Hilary; Byrd, Sarah
- Abstract
- This paper focuses on the reproduction of a seventeenth-century English embroidered bookbinding in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met). The first part of the paper reviews a small group of successful practice-led research projects and considers them as a group. This section promotes the research of important scholars, many of whom work outside of academia, by recognizing common approaches across their projects and identifying methods that could be useful for conservators looking to include reproduction as part of their conservation practice. Following an auto-ethnographic approach, the second part of this project documents my experience analyzing materials and techniques, sourcing materials, and reproducing sections of the original bookbinding by implementing the methodologies reviewed in the first section of the paper. For the final section, I, a trained textile conservator, reviews and analyzes their extensive hands-on process and considers the possibilities practice-led research presents for the field of textiles and fashion conservation.
- Keywords: 17th century; Bookbinding; Embroidery; Goldwork; Reproduction; Textile conservation
- Subject
- Textile research
- History
- Museum studies
- 17th century
- Bookbinding
- Embroidery
- Goldwork
- Reproduction
- Textile fabrics
- Conservation and restoration
- Rights
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- Identifier
- FIT Repository ID: etd_000947
- ISBN: 9798379899394
- pqdiss: 30522745
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
Citation
Tanihata, A. (2023). The Application of Practice-Led Research for the Conservation Professional: The Reproduction of An English Seventeenth-Century Embroidered Bookbinding [Master's thesis, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York]. FIT Institutional Repository. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/120843
Tanihata, Ayako. The Application of Practice-Led Research for the Conservation Professional: The Reproduction of An English Seventeenth-Century Embroidered Bookbinding. 2023. Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, Master's thesis. FIT Digital Repository, https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/120843
Tanihata, Ayako. "The Application of Practice-Led Research for the Conservation Professional: The Reproduction of An English Seventeenth-Century Embroidered Bookbinding." Master's thesis, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, 2023. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/120843