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1. Identifying sprang sashes
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Carol James Textile specialist   Many military uniforms in the 18th and 19th century included sashes. Some of these were made using a braiding technique called sprang. How can you identify ...
2. Identifying Lace: various names and techniques
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...    MACHINE MADE LACE The 19th century saw the development of machine lace which was capable of cleverly imitating handmade lace and thus undercutting its cost.   Chemical lace (is in ...
3. Nurses' Uniforms
(Telling stories with clothes)
Let Uniforms Tell Stories – Focus on the Nurse’s Uniform Christina Bates Canadian Museum of Civilization   Uniforms are really good at telling stories about work, organizations, and individual ...
4. Miser’s Purses
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... hues were common in the late nineteenth century, after chemist William Henry Perkins discovered mauvine, a pink-purple aniline dye, in 1856. Miser’s purse, American, late 19th century Silk crochet, steel ...
5. Clothing and Collecting Policies
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...  Other items that you already have a great deal of in your collection  – special occasion items are not the only items over represented in museum collections. 19th century white underwear, drawers ...
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