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Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: "Threads of History: The Romance of Fibers in Decorative Textiles, 2500 B.C. - 2000 A.D," was a travelling exhibition circulated by the American Federation of Art. The show was held from May 20, 1966 to June 19, 1966. It was comprised of several hundered contemporary furnishing fabrics and close to one hundred examples of historic textiles. For its showing at the PMA, the Decorative Arts department selected almost one hundred textiles from the Museum's own collection to be added to the...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: "Threads of History: The Romance of Fibers in Decorative Textiles, 2500 B.C. - 2000 A.D," was a travelling exhibition circulated by the American Federation of Art. The show was held from May 20, 1966 to June 19, 1966. It was comprised of several hundered contemporary furnishing fabrics and close to one hundred examples of historic textiles. For its showing at the PMA, the Decorative Arts department selected almost one hundred textiles from the Museum's own collection to be added to the...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: "Threads of History: The Romance of Fibers in Decorative Textiles, 2500 B.C. - 2000 A.D," was a travelling exhibition circulated by the American Federation of Art. The show was held from May 20, 1966 to June 19, 1966. It was comprised of several hundered contemporary furnishing fabrics and close to one hundred examples of historic textiles. For its showing at the PMA, the Decorative Arts department selected almost one hundred textiles from the Museum's own collection to be added to the...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: "Threads of History: The Romance of Fibers in Decorative Textiles, 2500 B.C. - 2000 A.D," was a travelling exhibition circulated by the American Federation of Art. The show was held from May 20, 1966 to June 19, 1966. It was comprised of several hundered contemporary furnishing fabrics and close to one hundred examples of historic textiles. For its showing at the PMA, the Decorative Arts department selected almost one hundred textiles from the Museum's own collection to be added to the...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: "Threads of History: The Romance of Fibers in Decorative Textiles, 2500 B.C. - 2000 A.D," was a travelling exhibition circulated by the American Federation of Art. The show was held from May 20, 1966 to June 19, 1966. It was comprised of several hundered contemporary furnishing fabrics and close to one hundred examples of historic textiles. For its showing at the PMA, the Decorative Arts department selected almost one hundred textiles from the Museum's own collection to be added to the...

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In the autumn of 1966, the Decorative Arts departments displayed its recent acquistions in an exhibit curated by Calvin S. Hathaway, the PMA's curator of Decorative Arts. Represented in the exhibit was medieval Europe, as illustrated by the presence of religious objects. Also of note in the exhibition was a finished silver coffee pot, made by Philip Syng, Jr., for Joseph Galloway, the infamous Tory sympathizer. The records include press releases, correspondence, and loan documentation.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: From June 4, 1968 to October 6, 1968, the Decorative Arts department exhibited its recent acquisitions under the label, "Made in America" The objects shown illustrated the exceptional craftsmanship of Philadelphians from the Colonial era to approximately 1968. Curated by Calvin S. Hathaway, the assembled objects included an important Chippendale mahogany pole screen, dated circa 1770, and a Queen Anne walnut armchair, circa 1740. The records include correspondence, press releases, and...

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The exhibition "The Animal Kingdom," was held from March 13, 1969 to April 16, 1969. It featured animals crafted out of materials such as porcelain, tin, copper, and terra cotta. The pieces were largely from the 19th century and included works from France, England, Germany, and Pennylvania. The records contain object descriptions and internal correspondence.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: On November 22, 1969, the PMA opened the exhibition "The Campbell Museum Collection." The exhibition was comprised of nearly one hundred 18th and 19th century silver and ceramic soup tureens, soup ladles, and soup plates, all from the Campbell Museum in Camden, New Jersey. The pieces on display were acquired from various countries including China, France, Germany, and England. The show closed on December 30, 1969. The records include correspondence, planning and installation documentation,...