Details

Name

Rebecca Quinton

Brief Biography

Glasgow Museums Staff, Curator, 2003 -

Occupation

Curator of European Costume and Textiles; Research Manager Art

Description

Rebecca Quinton joined Glasgow Museums in 2003 and is currently on temporary transfer to Research Manager, Art, with a curatorial remit for European Dress and Textiles, including the medieval to early modern tapestries, embroideries and lace in the Burrell Collection.

Rebecca has a BA (Hons) in English Literature from Royal Holloway, University of London. She volunteered at the Building of Bath Museum and Blaise Castle House Museum, Bristol, before gaining a Postgraduate Diploma in Museum Studies at the University of Leicester. Between 1997 and 2003 she worked at Brighton and Hove Museums where she co-curated the new gallery of Fashion & Style at Brighton Museum and Art Gallery. Rebecca has been an Honorary Senior Research Fellow in History of Art at the University of Glasgow, since 2010 and was the inaugural convenor of the MLitt: Dress and Textile Histories. Rebecca was Chair of the UK museums' subject specialist network Dress and Textile Specialists from 2016–21, and was previously Secretary from 2012–16.

Her current research interests include British embroideries in the Burrell Collection, legacies of slavery and empire, nineteenth-century dress and textile manufacturers, and Scottish wedding outfits. She has curated numerous displays and exhibitions, including A Dress to Dye For: How fashion was changed by technology, People’s Palace, 2006–7 and A Century of Style: Costume and Colour 1800–1899, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, 2015–16.

Her publications include:
Introducing European Tapestries, Glasgow Museums, Glasgow, 2022.
Introducing European Costume, Glasgow Museums, Glasgow, 2015.
Glasgow Museums: Seventeenth-century Costume, Unicorn Press Ltd in association with Glasgow Museums, 2013.
Patterns of Childhood: Samplers from Glasgow Museums, The Herbert Press, an imprint of A&C Black, in association with Glasgow City Council (Museums), 2005.

Collections

European Religious Dress Curator

European Sports and Leisure Wear Curator

European Lace Curator

18th Century European Women's Wear Curator

17th Century European Dress Accessories Curator

17th Century European Dress Curator

18th Century European Dress Curator

18th Century European Dress Accessories Curator

18th Century European Men's Wear Curator

European Motoring Wear Curator

17th Century Bags and Purses Curator

European Men's Wear 1770–1800 Curator

Motoring Costume Curator

European Men's Wear 1800–1850 Curator

European Men's Wear 1700–1770 Curator

European Women's Wear 1770–1800 Curator

18th Century Fans Curator

19th Century European Men's Wear Curator

19th Century European Dress Curator

European Tapestry Curator

European Banners and Hangings Curator

European Interior Furnishing Textiles Curator

European Embroidered Textiles Curator

European Woven Textiles Curator

20th Century European Dress Curator

Glasgow School of Art and Glasgow Style Textiles Curator

European Performance Costume Curator

European Printed Textiles Curator

European Regional Dress Curator

European Textiles Curator

European Riding and Hunting Wear Curator

19th Century Bags and Purses Curator

19th Century Fans Curator

19th Century Footwear Curator

19th Century Headwear Curator

19th Century Lace Accessories Curator

European Men's Wear 1850–1900 Curator

European Women's Wear 1800–1837 Curator

European Women's Wear 1837–1870 Curator

European Women's Wear 1870–1900 Curator

17th Century Gloves Curator

European Bathing, Beach & Swimwear Curator

19th Century European Women’s Wear Curator

Keeping Glasgow in Stitches banners Curator

European Women's Wear 1700–1770 Curator

European Dress Curator

European Dress and Textiles Curator

17th Century Coifs Curator

Samplers Curator

18th Century European Lace Accessories Curator

17th Century Nightcaps Curator

17th Century Lace Accessories Curator

Inlay Patchwork Curator

European Decorative Arts and Design Curator

19th Century European Infants' and Children's Wear Curator

19th Century European Dress Accessories Curator

19th Century European Night and Dressing Wear Curator

19th Century European Outerwear Curator

19th Century European Underwear Curator

17th Century European Women's Wear Curator

17th Century European Men's Wear Curator

Art and Design Curator

18th Century Footwear Curator