Dante Gabriel Rossetti
April 23, 2020 10:18 am Comments Off on Dante Gabriel RossettiThis is one of a number of watercolours by Rossetti illustrating the legend of St. George, a Christian knight
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William Holman Hunt
April 2, 2020 9:20 am Comments Off on William Holman HuntSaints’ days were days of celebration or commemoration, though practically they became days of feasting and entertainment. St. Agnes was
William Morris
March 24, 2020 10:40 am Comments Off on William MorrisOne of the most important British artists, William Morris was born today 24 March in 1834. He was active as a textile
The Garden Court
March 10, 2020 5:53 pm Comments Off on The Garden CourtThe evident sincerity and intensity of Burne-Jones’ work means that even fairytale themes are persuasive to a modern audience. Here
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
March 3, 2020 5:57 pm Comments Off on The Pre-Raphaelite BrotherhoodThe Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was formed in London in 1848 by seven young artistic radicals who rejected the ‘loose’ handling of
Meet Kezia Cosson #BowesStaff
March 3, 2020 2:02 pm Comments Off on Meet Kezia Cosson #BowesStaffHi, I’m Kezia Cosson one of the new textile conservation interns at The Bowes Museum. Before this internship I studied
Meet Charlotte Cameron #BowesStaff
March 3, 2020 12:53 pm Comments Off on Meet Charlotte Cameron #BowesStaffMy name is Charlotte Cameron and I am one of the new ICON HLF textile conservation interns at the Bowes
The #frow in the past
February 15, 2020 5:45 pm Comments Off on The #frow in the pastToday, if we want to know the latest fashion trends we just buy a fashion magazine, follow brands on social
The dream starts to take shape…
November 27, 2019 5:54 pm Comments Off on The dream starts to take shape…Exactly 150 years ago, The Bowes Museum started to take shape. The wall around the park was the first thing
Exciting times 150 years ago…
November 27, 2019 5:22 pm Comments Off on Exciting times 150 years ago…Wrapped up against the Teesdale autumn weather, a delicate French woman holds an ornate ivory handled silver trowel and moves
Monsieur Mazzioli’s floors
November 18, 2019 5:24 pm Comments Off on Monsieur Mazzioli’s floorsPossibly, like me, you may have visited the first floor galleries of the Museum many times and paid little attention
Hockney and Hollywood
October 28, 2019 2:51 pm Comments Off on Hockney and HollywoodLate one afternoon earlier in the year my office received a phone call out of the blue from a gentleman
Shoes, glorious shoes
October 28, 2019 11:13 am Comments Off on Shoes, glorious shoesMy recent visit to the Conservation Studios at The Bowes Museum introduced me to an enchanting pair of early 18th
Nottingham Alabaster
October 9, 2019 9:44 am Comments Off on Nottingham AlabasterNottingham Alabaster is the name given to English medieval carvings which are small and of a religious theme. The Bowes
Medicine for those Peaky Blinders blues
September 27, 2019 5:01 pm Comments Off on Medicine for those Peaky Blinders bluesYou can’t be a Peaky Blinders fan and not already have fallen in love with the fashion. From the iconic
