Emily Stoneking
Collections Assistant
PRONOUNS She/Her
- B.A., University of Vermont
Fleming Museum of Art, School of the Arts, College of Arts and Sciences
BIO
My role is as a caretaker of the museum's collection of physical objects. I help maintain a safe storage environment for them while creating ways to safely pull objects from storage to share them with visitors, including ¶¶Òõ̽̽ classes, visiting scholars, and the general public.
One great example of my work was a multi-year project to rehouse the Fleming's extensive European and American textile collection, supported by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). This included conducting a thorough condition assessment of the objects and photographing them for our online database before preparing new storage solutions to keep them safe for many decades to come.
Area(s) of expertise
Art and object handling, light textile conservation, collections information management, object photography, building custom object mount and storage solutions
Bio
My role is as a caretaker of the museum's collection of physical objects. I help maintain a safe storage environment for them while creating ways to safely pull objects from storage to share them with visitors, including ¶¶Òõ̽̽ classes, visiting scholars, and the general public.
One great example of my work was a multi-year project to rehouse the Fleming's extensive European and American textile collection, supported by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). This included conducting a thorough condition assessment of the objects and photographing them for our online database before preparing new storage solutions to keep them safe for many decades to come.
Areas of Expertise
Art and object handling, light textile conservation, collections information management, object photography, building custom object mount and storage solutions
Emily's Staff Pick
Emily's Staff Pick
You've got to take a peek at the Satsuma ware vase. It is a small rounded vase from late-1800s Japan, and it is a delight, depicting a massive parade of spirits, oni and y¨kai, who march through the streets of Japan during the Hyakki Yagy¨ °Ù¹íÒ¹ÐÐ, "Night Parade of One Hundred Demons." The parade begins near the neck of the vase where the creatures are very small and distant, getting larger and closer as they wend their way around the body of the vessel. It's easy to pass by, but there are thousands of fascinating details that will strike you if you pause and give this piece the time it needs to enchant and unsettle you!
Unrecorded Artist (Satsuma, Japan) Vase, late 1800s. Earthenware, enamel and gold. Gift of Sarah Gibbs Thompson Pell 1932.24.6
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