Collection Management
Advisor
Julie Silber has long been a trusted advisor to collectors, museums, and colleagues. Her close and discreet personal attention has helped scores of clients manage their collections and make decisions about next steps.
Julie can help analyze, appraise and catalog your collection and set goals for its development and care. She can assist you focus your collecting activities, set realistic goals, and find and acquire appropriate objects. In addition, she can also advise on museum-quality care, display, and conservation of your collection, and help you document it in photos or even a privately printed book.
Please contact Julie if you think she might be able to help you. (510-409-0826)
Appraisals
Julie Silber is a qualified, professional appraiser of antique quilts, whose (written) appraisals are accepted and honored by museums, the IRS, and insurance companies.
She has more than 40 years of experience in buying, selling, and appraising antique quilts. Julie will do verbal and/or written appraisals appropriate for insurance purposes for individuals, groups or at your quilt show.
Please contact Julie for appraisals. (510-409-0826)
Full Day or Half Day Workshops for Your Guild Meeting or Quilt Show
Julie Silber is a nationally known lecturer, author, consultant, and curator. For more than thirty years, she has been speaking and conducting workshops on quilts as a focus for uncovering the rich world of our female past. She has run workshops nationally and internationally with Quilt Guilds, at Quilt Shows and Events, and with Community Groups, Museums, and Universities.
The optimal number of participants in most workshop situations is 25.
Workshop Full Day Fee: $750 plus travel and expenses
Workshop Half Day Fee: $450 plus travel and expenses
Quilt Sharing Workshop
Participants are encouraged to bring antique quilts, tops, blocks, or fabrics to share with the whole group. Julie will “talk out” information as she evaluates the quilts – patterns, age, fabrics, historical context, and general significance.
Julie will bring a sampling of quilts from various time periods, 1800-1950 for discussion of the textiles for a variety of perspectives. She’ll provide a wealth of general quilt history. Lots of helpful information for the beginner, and for the more advanced student of quilts.
A very popular workshop that is always full of surprises!
Dating Old Quilts Workshop
ow in the world do you know how old a quilt is if it is not dated? Can we trust family histories? What do we look for to place a quilt in time? Julie begins this workshop with a short slide show and trunk show – a great basic introduction to this workshop on How to Date a Quilt.
Participants are encouraged to bring additional quilts for discussion and dating tips. Julie provides a wealth of general quilt history. She also brings quilts (some dated) and fabric examples for teaching purposes. Lots of good information for the beginner, or the more advanced student of quilts!
Appraisals Workshop
Julie Silber is a qualified, professional appraiser of antique quilts, whose (written) appraisals are accepted and honored by museums, the IRS, and insurance companies.
She has more than 40 years of experience in buying, selling, and appraising antique quilts. Julie will do verbal and/or written appraisals appropriate for insurance purposes for individuals in your group or at your quilt show.
If you are interested in appraisals of contemporary quilts, we can expand this day to include a top nationally known appraiser for your “new” quilts.