Between 2015 and 2018, we had the very great pleasure of undertaking the de-installation, conservation and re-installation of 12 costumed funeral effigies for display in Westminster Abbey’s new galleries …
Hidden Treasures
Showcase for display and mounting
We are really passionate about beautiful display presentation. A well designed display solution is critical to your object’s long term conservation as well as both its historic interpretation and your aesthetic appreciation. Our cabinet making workshop was set up in 2009 for the custom production of frames, display mounts and display cases. Supporting our conservation …
Royal Courts of Justice Legal and Judicial Costume Collection
This article by our former administrator Victoria Haddock was first published in the Costume Society Newsletter, Autumn 2019 – you can follow our progress on Instagram @legallydressed_rcj. In 2018, Zenzie Tinker was delighted to be appointed as the Advisor for Conservation and Display of the Legal Costume Collection at the Royal Courts of Justice in …
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Stephen Jones Hats: A Pragmatic Approach to Mounting 160 Objects in 30 Days
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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Dressed For Best: conserving couture, restoring its Worth
Charles Frederick Worth was the Lincolnshire designer who dominated the Paris fashion scene in the latter part of the nineteenth century, otherwise known as the ‘father of haute couture’. [1] It is a rare treat to have such sartorial history pass through your hands and so I was delighted to have the opportunity to work on …
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Elsa Schiaparelli dress and jacket
This iconic Elsa Schiaparelli costume dating from 1937 came to us for conservation following its purchase by Manchester Art Galleries for inclusion in the exhibition Vogue 100: A Century of Style. A version of the same outfit is known the world over as that famously worn by Mrs. Simpson on the eve of her marriage …