In Conversation With Elizabeth McCrum
On 11 November 1976, a devastating fire at Malone House in South Belfast, then used to store the Ulster Museum’s fashion collection, resulted in the near-total destruction of its original costume and textile archive.
At the time, Elizabeth McCrum, a young Fashion and Textiles Curator, was faced with the immense challenge of rebuilding the collection from the ground up. Only one piece survived: the Lennox quilt, which had been on display elsewhere when the fire occurred.
Today, the restored collection is on view at the Ulster Museum as part of the Ashes to Fashion exhibition.
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On 11 November 1976, a devastating fire at Malone House in South Belfast, then used to store the Ulster Museum’s fashion collection, resulted in the near-total destruction of its original costume and textile archive.
At the time, Elizabeth McCrum, a young Fashion and Textiles Curator, was faced with the immense challenge of rebuilding the collection from the ground up. Only one piece survived: the Lennox quilt, which had been on display elsewhere when the fire occurred.
Today, the restored collection is on view at the Ulster Museum as part of the Ashes to Fashion exhibition.
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