Material Histories
Before the familiar name: nylon’s journey from research to everyday life
A material name can hide a long development story. Three milestones offer a starting point for reading nylon’s early history.
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History in the details.
Collection Notes
The small details that make a museum record useful
An object name is only the beginning. Keep the identifier, wording and uncertainty together when you make research notes.
Archive Trails
An object’s story often continues in the paperwork
Catalogues, photographs and correspondence can offer different views of an object. Build a paper trail without filling its gaps with guesses.
Imaginary AI-generated still lifes, not photographs of genuine artifacts.