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Dr Sarah Scaturro

@saruzzza.bsky.social
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chief conservator | Cleveland Museum of Art fashion | textiles | museums | conservation

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Dr Sarah Scaturro @saruzzza.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
As does Cleveland Museum of Art! www.clevelandart.org/open-access
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Open Access | Cleveland Museum of Art
The Cleveland Museum of Art is proud to be an open access institution, offering the public the ability to download, share, collaborate, remix, and reuse images and metadata of public-domain artworks f...
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Dr Sarah Scaturro @saruzzza.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Cleveland Museum of Art was one of the first to have open access images! And we’re doing some interesting things with AI for alt-text generation www.clevelandart.org/open-access
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Open Access | Cleveland Museum of Art
The Cleveland Museum of Art is proud to be an open access institution, offering the public the ability to download, share, collaborate, remix, and reuse images and metadata of public-domain artworks f...
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Isabella Rosner @isabellarosner.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Bookings are now open for the Royal School of Needlework's first ever conference, “Stitched Together: Needlework Research and Making”! Join us at Hampton Court Palace on Thursday 21 and Friday 22 August, either in person or virtually. Find the conference schedule and tickets here: bit.ly/3FUc4kB
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Stitched Together Conference 2025
The RSN is thrilled to be hosting its first ever embroidery conference, 'Stitched Together: Needlework Research and Making', 21-22 Aug 2025.
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Dr Sarah Scaturro @saruzzza.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Likely not as the fabric is shredding and incredibly weakened. It’s not very treatable. Look at the lighter areas near the shoulders.
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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
On this day I offer you a cute boy covered in kittens. Photo from my collection, no documented date/info.
Black and white photo of a young white man sitting on a lawn in bright sunlight, smiling broadly at the camera. He has a tortie kitten in his left hand white a tabby climbs up his shirt next to his neck, and two more kittens are wobbling around on his outstretched legs.
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Paul Welsh @paulwelsh89.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Green Tara c. 1260s, Central Tibet 📷The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Victorian Review @victorianreview.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
This year's Surridge Prize winner is Sarah Scaturro @saruzzza.bsky.social for her essay "'Penitential and Self-Mortifying': Mourning Crape in Fashion" in VR 49.1. It was judged "impressively wide-ranging" with an argument "eminently transportable." Congratulations, Sarah! muse.jhu.edu/issue/51172
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Dr Sarah Scaturro @saruzzza.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Gobsmacked and pleased!
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Elizabeth L. Block art and culture historian @elizabethlblock.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
You are invited! April 25: Join us for the Material Intelligence virtual symposium on hair! We have an incredible panel of artists and scholars. Share with hairstylist friends! Free to all. Register at link below #academicsky #fashionsky
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Einav Rabinovitch-Fox @einavrfox.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Apparently it is also Gloria Steinem’s birthday today. Was happy to contribute to this piece for @glamour.com that reflects about her style and feminism (and be quoted alongside THE Dianne von Furstenberg). Happy 91st birthday Ms Steinem! www.glamour.com/story/gloria...
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Fashion and Feminism Have Always Co-Existed—and Gloria Steinem Is the Blueprint
For more than 50 years, Steinem has proven that women can not only care deeply about the way they dress, but use clothing as a powerful force for change.
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Cassidy Percoco @mimicofmodes.com · 25/03/2025
Submitted the manuscript and pattern diagrams for Eighteenth Century Women's Dress last night! Now I have to finish getting photography ...
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Dr Sarah Scaturro @saruzzza.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Gorgeous! Unfortunately made with a synthetic coating that will eventually degrade, likely becoming sticky and discolored. #plasticconservation #fashionconservation
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Einav Rabinovitch-Fox @einavrfox.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
114 years ago today the Triangle Fire killed 146 people, mostly young women. In the face of tragedy, labor activists organized. In my piece for @satevepost.bsky.social I talk about how their demand for Bread and Roses shaped the labor movement. 🗃️ www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2025/03/comm...
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Common Threads: Bread and Roses — How Working Women Shaped the Labor Movement | The Saturday Evening Post
The idea of “Bread and Roses,” which sought to center self-fulfillment, education, and culture in the struggle for justice, came to define women’s labor activism of the early 20th century.
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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
So delighted to announce we have become the new custodians of the Devonshire Collection of Period Costume @falmouthuni. It is one of the largest private collections of historic dress in the UK, including this ruffle hemmed 1820s dress amongst thousands of others. Exciting times #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
A long wavy patterned printed cotton dress with ruffled hem and long sleeves
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Dr Sarah Scaturro @saruzzza.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
And with a fabulous cigarette burn hole….. what a life it had.
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Dr Sarah Scaturro @saruzzza.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
My eye clocked that, too. Oy vey.
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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
I knew that the structural pink gown in Schiaparelli’s recent collection reminded me of something and it reminded a this. Balenciaga’s 1950 evening dress with similar but embellished bodice and layered tulle skirt #museumatfit #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
Pale pink strapless evening gown, the embellished bodice fanning out from the waist from which descends layers of pale pink tulleA pale pink strapless bodice with sculptural waist and a layered tulle skirt
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Lisa Fagin Davis @lisafdavis.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
I'm sorry, WHAT?! A new piece of the Bayeux Embroidery has been found?! OMG!
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Einav Rabinovitch-Fox @einavrfox.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Can't believe we are still doing this. Such a stupid question that showcases how much this reporter has no understanding in fashion politics, while Zelensky is a master at that. Here something I wrote about it a few years ago: www.washingtonpost.com/made-by-hist...
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Perspective | Zelensky’s clothing choice is a statement about his leadership
Military attire has long helped state leaders build their image — but the details matter.
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Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
At a great workshop yesterday the need for quantitative data on heritage for policy makers was being discussed. A number of people said "we all know the number of Tigers in the world, but we don't know the number for endangered heritage" which reminded me of this > www.academia.edu/1763717/Then...
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Then Tyger Fierce took life away: the Contemporary Material of Tigers
Then Tyger Fierce took life away: the Contemporary Material of Tigers
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Dr Sarah Scaturro @saruzzza.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
If they fit in my luggage!!! :)
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Dr Sarah Scaturro @saruzzza.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
The algorithm has me pegged indeed. Just bought these gorgeous boots. #edwardian
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Dr Sarah Scaturro @saruzzza.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Yes, let’s catch up soon!!
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Dr Sarah Scaturro @saruzzza.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Thank you so much everyone!!! Your support and good wishes are such bright spots. ✨✨✨✨
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Dr Sarah Scaturro @saruzzza.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Just passed my dissertation defense, no revisions. ✨✨✨ #drscaturro
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Brian Hall @halldoc1.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
#art #arts #artlovers #artmuseums #painting #paintings #museum #museums Jackie Curtis and Ritta Redd (Alice Neel). Located at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Double portrait of Jackie Curtis and Ritta Redd, friends of Andy Warhol.
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Lynne S @ghirlandia.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
The Blue Feather 1917 William J Edmondson Cleveland Museum of Art
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Isabella Rosner @isabellarosner.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Thrilled to say that the Royal School of Needlework is hosting its first ever academic conference, in conjunction with @pasoldresearchfund.bsky.social! Here is the call for papers for “Stitched Together,” which will be held on 21-22 August at Hampton Court Palace. Please share!
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Dr Sarah Scaturro @saruzzza.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Yes! And I’m also couriering some Song Dynasty paintings back to Cleveland!
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Ryan Randall @www.ryanpatrickrandall.com · 07/01/2025
Related to that last boost: Even if you don't think you have access to JSTOR through a school or local library, you can still make a no-cost "personal account" that lets you read up to 100 articles without paying anything. support.jstor.org/hc/en-us/art...
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How to Use Your Free Reads with a Personal Account
On this page: How to start reading for free Where to find your articles Can I remove articles I've read? How to start reading for free With a free personal JSTOR account, you can read up to 100 ...
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Dr Sarah Scaturro @saruzzza.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Dissertation submitted. Now off to Hangzhou for work.
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Dr Sarah Scaturro @saruzzza.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
We’ve got five stellar paid internship opportunities in our conservation department, varied levels from undergraduate/pre-program to graduate, working with objects, paintings, or frames. recruiting.ultipro.com/CLE1004CMA/J...
recruiting.ultipro.com
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Dr Sarah Scaturro @saruzzza.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Fashionable camouflage for precarious times - my MA research in the news! amp.theguardian.com/fashion/2024...
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Hiding in plain sight: Americans’ obsession with camouflage is a sign of paranoid times | Fashion | The Guardian
From Chappell Roan to rightwing-coded ‘it’ girls, Americans of all stripes are embracing the aesthetic. It’s the latest indication of a new political moment
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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
In case you're curious, there's a whole special issue of The Journal of Cultural Heritage dedicated to scientific studies on the Cathedral of Notre-Dame. From dendrochronology to chemistry to archaeology, there's a wealth of amazing work here: www.sciencedirect.com/journal/jour... #MedievalSky
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Journal of Cultural Heritage | Notre-Dame de Paris : a multidisciplinary scientific site | ScienceDirect.com by ElsevierScienceDirect
Read the latest articles of Journal of Cultural Heritage at ScienceDirect.com, Elsevier’s leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature
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Dr Sarah Scaturro @saruzzza.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Sometimes I look back at my old work place and realize just how weird it all was.
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Dr Sarah Scaturro @saruzzza.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
The stuff underneath the mannequins in that fashion exhibit you just visited…. #fashionconservation #cmaconservation
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Lisa Fagin Davis @lisafdavis.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Christine Sciacca has been studying a particular type of decorative repair that uses embroidery techniques: www.academia.edu/6433363/_Sti...
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“Stitches, Sutures, and Seams: ‘Embroidered’ Parchment Repairs in Medieval Manuscripts.”
“Stitches, Sutures, and Seams: ‘Embroidered’ Parchment Repairs in Medieval Manuscripts.”
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Dr Sarah Scaturro @saruzzza.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
What a lovely book mend.
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AIC & FAIC @conservators.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Free virtual conference opportunity! Join Ki Culture for the Second International Climate Control Conference, 4-5 December. Learn more and register: kifutures.com/internationa...
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International Climate Control Conference - Ki Futures
It’s time to get our climate control under control The International Climate Control Conference Bringing together case studies, action, and key players globally The International Climate Control Confe...
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Raquel Laneri @raquellaneri.bsky.social · 21/12/2023
Kim Kardashian shouldn't have worn Marilyn Monroe's dress to the Met Gala in 2022. But in some instances, wearing historic fashion makes sense, argues veteran conservator @saruzzza.bsky.social in this fascinating interview substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Véronique Pouillard @veropouillard.bsky.social · 10/11/2023
New book out! Routledge History of Fashion and Dress, ed. with Dr. Vincent Dubé-Senécal, full open access, over 30 contributors. Please share widely www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edi....
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The Routledge History of Fashion and Dress, 1800 to the Present | Vero
The time span covered by The Routledge History of Fashion and Dress starts in the nineteenth century, with the aftermath of the consumers’ revolution, and
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Dr Sarah Scaturro @saruzzza.bsky.social · 20/11/2023
One of the masterpieces in our collection is on a rare loan to @metmuseum for our #africaandbyzantium exhibit we co-organized. Icon of the Virgin and Child, Egyptian, 500s CE, slit-and dovetail-tapestry weave, wool, 1967.144 #clevelandtextiles www.clevelandart.org/art/1967.144
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Dr Sarah Scaturro @saruzzza.bsky.social · 18/11/2023
Textile with Fall Leaves, possibly by Astrid Sampe, Sweden, c. 1952 #clevelandtextiles www.clevelandart.org/art/1953.79
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Dr Sarah Scaturro @saruzzza.bsky.social · 15/11/2023
Coptic textile in tapestry weave, 500s, Egypt, #clevelandtextiles www.clevelandart.org/art/1982.73
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Dr Sarah Scaturro @saruzzza.bsky.social · 07/11/2023
Paracas mantle, Cavernas style, 300 BCE - 300 CE #clevelandtextiles www.clevelandart.org/art/1946.226
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Dr Sarah Scaturro @saruzzza.bsky.social · 05/11/2023
Textile with field of poppies on a golden ground. Iran, Safavid, 1600-1750. #clevelandtextiles www.clevelandart.org/art/1926.22
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Dr Sarah Scaturro @saruzzza.bsky.social · 04/11/2023
Raoul Dufy’s “Coquillages” #clevelandtextiles www.clevelandart.org/art/1926.558
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Dr Sarah Scaturro @saruzzza.bsky.social · 03/11/2023
Today Is #askaconservatorday !!!! Check out our team in action, answering all those hard hitting questions. www.instagram.com/reel/CzL3yPi...
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The Cleveland Museum of Art on Instagram: "It’s #AskAConservatorDay! ✨ We took your questions a...
48 likes, 0 comments - clevelandmuseumofart on November 3, 2023: "It’s #AskAConservatorDay! ✨ We took your questions and asked our brilliant team of art conse..."
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Dr Sarah Scaturro @saruzzza.bsky.social · 30/10/2023
She’s talented!
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Dr Sarah Scaturro @saruzzza.bsky.social · 15/10/2023
Some wonderfully staged scenes inside the Hay-McKinney mansion with Western Reserve Historical Society’s incredible collection of fashion. This is all the work of ONE (1!) woman, the curator Patty Edmonson who serves as curator, dresser, conservator, collections manager, educator…..
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