18th Century Chintz Banyans: Mapping Patterns at the Royal Ontario Museum (2021 Veronika Gervers Lecture)

Explore the creation of three 18th century gentleman’s informal chintz gowns (banyans) from the ROM’s permanent collection with Gervers Fellow Berta Pavlov. This illustrated talk traces the process of textile and garment pattern design, recreated through careful examination of these beautiful and fashionable garments at the ROM.

Berta Pavlov is Professor at the Center for Arts, Design & Information Technology at George Brown College, teaching in both the Undergraduate and Graduate programs. She has over 30 years experience working as a patternmaker and technical illustrator within the Toronto fashion industry. Pavlov researched patterns and sewing techniques for the ROM’s exhibition Christian Dior and it’s accompanying publication Christian Dior, History and Modernity. Berta Pavlov is the 2020 Veronika Gervers research Fellow.

This event is presented by the Veronika Gervers Research Fellowship. The Research Fellowship is supported by a memorial fund established in 1979 to commemorate the noted ROM curator and textile scholar, Veronika Gervers, to promote scholarly research that incorporates the ROM’s textile and costume collections. The Fellowship is open to PhD candidates and international scholars whose research can make direct use of, or support, any part of the Museum’s collections. Successful Gervers candidates are selected by a committee of both museum and university scholars. Senior Curator Dr. Alexandra Palmer, of the ROM’s Textiles & Costume department, and herself a former Gervers Fellow, chairs the committee.

Event recorded on March 31, 2021.