Costume and textiles, 1928-1943
Scope and Contents
Most of the files in this small subseries pertain to textiles. The one costume documented is a man's 18th century garment. Files pertaining to tapestries are part of the "European decorative arts and arms and armor" subseries, "Furniture and other art objects" sub-subseries.
Dates
- 1928-1943
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research. Because of its fragile condition, the following item may only be consulted with permission of the Archivist: floor plan with annotations of PMA Gothic installations (in "Objects and related topics" series, "European decorative arts and arms and armor" subseries, "Rooms and architectural elements" sub-subseries, "England. Gothic installations at PMA, incl. Abergavenny, Wales" file).
Extent
From the Series: 23 linear feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Arrangement
Alphabetical by country of origin and within each country subgroup, alphabetically by general object classification. If country of origin cannot be determined or if several geographic areas are represented, the files are identified most often by general object classification or by collector and are also arranged within the overall alphabetical run.
Creator
- From the Collection: Kimball, Fiske, 1888-1955 (Creator, Person)
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