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Cotsen Textile Traces Talk: Box, Cloth, Spindle
Virtual and In Person, Friday, February 14, 2025, 1-2 p.m. EST
Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956) for Wiener Werkstatte Design House; "Adler" (detail); 1910 (designed), 1912 (reprinted). Photo by Bruce M. White Photography.
In celebration of three exceptional student projects, the Cotsen Textile Traces Study Center presents a new micro exhibition, "Box, Cloth and Spindle." GW undergraduates Juliana Cazassa, Stella Holmes and Abby Turner created projects that involved in-depth research in art history, the science of retinal fusion, anthropology and experimental archaeology. Through these projects, the students learned new skills in box-making, double-cloth weaving, hand spinning and creating spindle whorls from clay. The finished projects are shown alongside a selection of objects from the Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection, including spindles from Peru, Wiener Werkstätte textile samples and a textile storage box.
Presenters
Juliana Cazassa, B.A. ’26, Fine/Studio Arts
Stella Holmes, B.A. ’26, Archaeology
Abby Turner, B.A. ’26, Fine/Studio Arts
About Micro Exhibitions
Visit the museum’s lower-level galleries to see a rotating selection of objects from the Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection. Inspired by contemporary culture and world events, these micro exhibitions are collaborative projects with GW faculty, students and special guests.
About the Center
The Cotsen Textile Traces Study Center is home to one of the world’s most significant textile study collections. Assembled by the late Lloyd Cotsen, it consists of nearly 4,000 fragments of textiles created around the globe and dating from antiquity to the present, as well as some 100 sample books. Scholars, faculty, students and artists are invited to schedule a research visit, and the entire collection is accessible online. The center also presents rotating gallery displays and public programs inspired by the collection. Learn more about the center
How to Participate
This program will be in a hybrid format. Join us in person at the museum or register to watch the livestream online via Zoom. When you register, you can also request to receive a reminder email one day before the program with the link included.