Conservation of Hats Through an Intern’s Eyes by Emma Hartikka Conclusions and Impressions It is over – my internship period with Zenzie Tinker Conservation! Hard to get to grips with how fast the time flew. It is time to look back and reflect on the time gone by. Firstly, I should mention that the hats …
Conservation of Hats Through an Intern’s Eyes by Emma Hartikka Tricky Treatments Unfolding The half way mark of my internship is now passed. I have already learned a lot about textile conservation and different treatments used. Through frustrations, problem solving, little successes and massive help from my colleagues, the secrets of some of the treatment …
Conservation of Hats Through an Intern’s Eyes by Emma Hartikka Whodunnit – Labels as Clues to the Past When working with historical objects, you quickly become interested in the aspects hiding behind the purely tangible features such as materials, structure, technique, colors, style and damages. This is the case even with the 21 Worthing hats. …
Conservation of Hats Through an Intern’s Eyes Challenges of Intern Life and Old Hats The first month with the hats has been full of learning and important revelations for me. Getting to know the hats and their sometimes peculiar needs has taken time and energy as well as familiarising myself with the studio, its people …
Conservation of Hats Through an Intern’s Eyes The Beginning Twenty-one old, gorgeous hats, all at once within your reach. Not to wear, though, but to preserve. Torment or a treat? Let’s find out! I am Emma, a second-year textile conservation student from Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, situated in Helsinki, Finland. I got an exciting …
By Ania Golebiowska and Jamie Robinson The Royal Pavilion is rather extraordinary; a celebration of styles from across the globe with no discernible links. The Prince Regent’s ‘Pleasure Palace’ is purportedly the first case of interior design existing outside of architecture. George IV employed the theatre designer John Nash to transform the grounds during 1815-1820, …
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We keep thinking things can not get any busier or more exciting work wise and then they do – 2018 has been no exception! This year we have been particularly challenged space-wise as our long term site work teams from Westminster Abbey and Knole came home to roost bringing mountains of equipment back with them …
Finally we are released from the press embargo and can formally introduce one of our major tapestry conservation projects for this year – the conservation of the Royal Museums Greenwich Battle of Solebay tapestry. The tapestry will be part of an exhibition ‘The Van de Veldes: Greenwich, Art and the Sea’, due to launch in …
From state beds and enormous 400-year-old tapestries to much-loved family christening gowns, we are proud to count some of the most prestigious cultural, heritage and arts organisations in the world amongst our clients, as well as conserving items from private and domestic collections. Below are just a few of the organisations we have had the …
Here is Mira’s blog post on the conservation treatment of some 18th century artificial flowers.