Dutch Tiles Records
Scope and Contents
These are the records of curatorial associate Ella Schaap. The material, consisting of correspondence, reports and draft writings, primarily documents the exhibition and catalogue featuring the gift of Mrs. Francis P. [Mabel Brady] Garvan of more than 230 Dutch tiles to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The tiles date from the 15th to 18th century. Included in the records are Schaap's report on the tiles of Netherland, based on personal observations made during her one-month stay there in 1980, as well as documentation of the NEA grant that funded the creation of the Museum's collection catalogue, published in 1984, and the related history and research compiled for it. Ms. Schaap curated the exhibition that featured the tiles. Entitled "Dutch Tiles from the Collection of the Museum of Art," the exhibition ran from March through May 1984. The records documenting it are the most extensive in this collection, and the files pertain to subjects ranging from installation planning and tile contractors to lending institutions and travel expenses.
Dates
- 1979-1984, undated
Creator
- Schaap, Ella, 1913-2021 (Creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Dutch Tile Records is the physical property of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Archives. The Museum holds literary rights only for material created by Museum personnel or given to the Museum with such rights specifically assigned. For all other material, literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for obtaining permission from rights holders for publication and for other purposes where stated.
Biographical / Historical
Ella Schaap joined the museum staff in 1956 as a volunteer. She then spent time at the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania.
In 1980, she came back to volunteer in what was then known as the Medieval and Renaissance Decorative Arts department. By 1982, Schaap was named Curatorial Associate for the Garvan Tiles Exhibition and approximately one year later for the Dutch Tiles Collection.
Extent
6 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of the records of Ella Schaap, Curatorial Associate for the Garvan Tiles Exhibition (later the Dutch Tiles Collection). The material, consisting of correspondence, reports and draft writings, primarily documents the exhibition and catalogue featuring the gift of Mrs. Francis P. [Mabel Brady] Garvan of more than 230 Dutch tiles to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Processing Information
These materials were arranged and described during the Intern inventory project in Summer 2002. Revised by Bertha Adams and Susan Anderson in 2007. Funded by a grant from The Institute of Museum and Library Services.
- Title
- Guide to the Dutch Tiles Records
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by during intern inventory project in 2002 with additions by Bertha Adams and Susan Anderson in 2007.
- Date
- 2002, 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- Funded by a grant from The Institute of Museum and Library Services
Repository Details
Part of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library and Archives Repository
Philadelphia Museum of Art
PO Box 7646
Philadelphia PA 19101-7646 United States
archives@philamuseum.org