Moving and Mounts Museum of Finer Arts Boston
Mounts for handbags are designed as handling boards (“pallets”) that can either stand alone as mounts or work as lifting boards within boxes.
This very long parasol with black tulle and white beading is stored in a vertical mount. A foam support steadies the parasol, and the runner and handspring inside naturally spring into place to hold the cover slightly open.
Handbag, Italian (Venice?), 1970s, Silk; velvet (uncut), 14.6 x 8.25 x 18.41 cm (5 3/4 x 3 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.), Gift in memory of Shirley Braude, 1999.488.
Leather sandals are paired to fit on a single handling tray made of acid-free board. Pillows of polyester batting covered in Tyvek are fitted inside the sandals to maintain their shape.
Whenever possible, corsets and shaping structures are stored in the position in which they would have been used.
A design sketch to illustrate the storage of gloves.
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A corset held on an upright vertical mount.
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