Unfortunately
all good things must come to an end and the end of my time at the
Nevada State Museum is rapidly coming upon me. How is it already August?
I feel like I just started getting cozy in here.
A
few weeks ago I started scavenging for usable showgirl pieces for our
exhibit. The search turned out both good and bad. Positive: I found some
pieces that had not yet been cataloged. Negative: We are not going to
use any of them in our exhibit. Bummer. So, the last week or so I have
been knee-deep in showgirl headdresses, boas and g-strings. It’s not
everyday that you can say you spent your day sewing labels into
someone’s used underwear. Like I said, the life of a museum intern is
quite the adventure!
So
for this last and final project I have been doing my usual cataloging
procedure. Identify, describe, measure, label and enter into
PastPerfect. With these headdresses it was quite a challenge to maneuver
inside the headpiece and find a place that I could reach with my needle
and thread. Luckily with pieces like these, any label that is sewn in
will be obstructed by its placement on a mannequin. Although this worn
but lovely pieces will not make it into our final exhibit, they are
outstanding examples of the glitz and glam our that embodied showgirl
style in Las Vegas. What a perfect ending to my time cataloging with
Michelle in the museum archives as I move forward with preparations for
our Vegas Style exhibit this Fall.
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