2017- Dust and Teamwork
The main themes of this last busy year seem to have been dust and BIG, complex, dirty textiles. Oh and scaffolding. We bought our own scaffold tower this year and…
The Scotney Queen of Hearts
For its winter exhibition ‘Inside the Collection’ Scotney Castle celebrates ten years of public access by delving into its own stores for inspiration. This card-adorned fancy dress costume was recently…
Lambrequin at Leeds Castle
“The word of the day is lambrequin”, was one of the comments on our Facebook page in response to a posting about the conservation of the Leeds Castle Drawing Room…
Falling to Dust
Part two – April 2017 Once the initial condition survey of the colours was completed, Heather Newton Head of Conservation at Canterbury Cathedral came to the studio to discuss and…
A Multi- Coloured Mission – Keeping the Canterbury Colours in Flight
Part one – January 2017 Shortly before Christmas we got an extra special delivery to the Brighton studio; a collection of 39 Canterbury Cathedral colours, predominantly from The East Kent…
From colourful Caffoy (again) to Canterbury colours- 2016 A year ‘In Progress’
After a great response to our end of 2015 newsletter, From Caffoys to Cowboys, we’ve decided to make it a yearly tradition and round off what has been a hectic year
Moving South for Winter: Starting at Zenzie Tinker Conservation
Two months on from starting at Zenzie Tinker Conservation it seems an opportune moment to take stock, reflect on my recent move from Barnard Castle to Brighton
Opus Anglicanum
The Victoria & Albert Museums’ latest major exhibition, ‘Opus Anglicanum: Masterpieces of English Medieval Embroidery’ opens on October 1st featuring rare and outstanding examples of ‘Opus Anglicanum’ (English work)
Kedleston Hall state bed tester
The project in detail Kedleston Hall is coming to the end of a huge restoration project of the state interiors, a project that has been ongoing since the National Trust…
Artificial flowers from 18th century – Part 2
The leaves of the carnations are made of very fine paper and are in a delicate condition. They were gently vacuum cleaned using a soft brush to lift the dust and soil.
Artificial Flowers from the 18th century – Part 1
Here is Mira’s blog post on the conservation treatment of some 18th century artificial flowers.
Effigy dry cleaning labels, Westminster Abbey
For the last few months we have had the great privilege of examining and undressing some of the Royal Funeral Effigies from Westminster Abbey