Antique Textiles Care, Preservation is Brown Bag Lunch Topic
Contact: Patty Henner, 581-4100
ORONO — Antique textile care and preservation is the topic of a May 30 brown bag lunch lecture at the UMaine Page Farm and Home Museum.
Susan Smith, registrar of the Page Farm and Home Museum and the Hudson Museum will talk about antique textiles and how age, environmental conditions and handling can affect the condition of textiles. Special care ensures long-term preservation, according to Smith.
She will discuss environment, light, temperature and relative humidity, cleaning, handling, display, storage, and when to consult with a textile conservator. Dana Lippitt, curator of the Bangor Museum and History Center, will join Smith and offer a demonstration on making padded hangers.
Smith holds a master’s degree in museum studies, and studied fashion design in New York at Parsons School of Design, now called Parsons The New School for Design. She is the former curator of the Bangor Historical Society, which has a collection of more than 600 textiles.
The talk, from noon to 1 p.m., is sponsored by Foxcroft Veterinary Services. Participants are invited to bring along a brown bag lunch.