Category Archives: Placement

For the 9th day of the placement with the decorative arts department at Walker art Gallery we begun a documentation project. The Walker use collections management software called Mimsy XG, a database in which every object in the collection is recorded. According to axiell.com Mimsy is used to: Manage all your collections data quickly, reliably and safely. Whether cataloguing,Continue reading “Placement Day 9 – Documentation / commemorative ceramics”

After completing the upgrade or storage for the wedding accessories, I am able to reflect on the process, and address any issues that arose Difficulties included not having enough physical space to organise items from 3 full drawers into piles. I did not want to put too many items in a single pile due toContinue reading “Placement day 7 -reflections and challenges”

Today we attended a lecture by Pauline at the Walker Art Gallery about the current temporary exhibition she curated, ‘Mrs Tinne’s Wardrobe: A Liverpool Lady’s Clothes 1910-1940‘. The public are able to buy a ticket to hear Pauline give information in addition to the exhibition, she advises that people attend the lecture before seeing theContinue reading “Placement day 6 – Mrs Tinne’s Wardrobe: A Liverpool Lady’s Clothes 1910-1940”

On day 5 of the placement with the Decorative Arts department of Walker Art Gallery, we begun a task of upgrading the storage of a small collection of items in the store. I was allocated 3 large drawers of wedding related accessories and garments. Pauline (Costume Curator and my placement supervisor) advised us to photographContinue reading “Placement day 5 – Upgrading storage – wedding objects”

The next tailor I have been researching is ‘John David’. I documented a men’s 2-piece nylon suit, dated to the 1950’s (pictured below). The label, found on the inside of the jacket, (again, pictured below), includes ‘Northcord’ in addition to John David as the tailor name. Northcord could be the name of the material, aContinue reading “Placement Day 4 – John David”

During the past few days I’ve continued reading around Jewish immigration to Liverpool, paying particular attention to tailoring. Reading included ‘A Yankee’s View of Liverpool Jewry’ by Gabriel A Sivan (1988) – the text establishes two ‘primary’ communities with the Jewish diaspora in Liverpool, those of Spanish and Portugese descent, and the German Jews. SivanContinue reading “Placement Day 2 – Gerald Abrahams, Aquascutum”

Today I officially began a placement working with the decorative arts collection team at Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. The first project we have been tasked with is a research and documentation project, requested from an external contact in Leeds. To contextialise the project, I researched Jewish involvement in the clothing industry in the UnitedContinue reading “Placement Day 1 – 9th December 2019”