Tufts’ Collections Interns’ Fantastic Finds!

This summer was the third year the Wakefield Estate had collection interns through its partnership with the Tufts Museum Studies program. The graduate students help catalogue the collection of items housed at the Mary Wakefield Trusts property in Milton, MA and assist in making curatorial decisions about what objects should be included in the collection. Two of this year’s interns, Jennifer Babb and Bridgett Farrel, have worked on the attic textiles this summer.  Bridget Sullivan has been working on the Collections Management Policy. Their hard work has unearthed some fantastic finds including tortoise shell combs, fine silk dresses and curtains, an ostrich feather fan, and even a giant boa constrictor skin. Valarie Kinkade, Principal of Museum and Collector Resource acts as the intern supervisor in the areas of curatorship and collections management.  Ms. Kinkade has over 30 years of experience in the museum field and is the owner of a consulting firm which specializes in collections related projects for a wide variety of museums.