Joy and Gladness

Following its transformative conservation, the Passion, Death & Resurrection of Christ altarpiece by the Master of the View of St Gudule

26 Apr 2016

Shoes: Controlled Commodity

Shoes form a vital part of our daily lives. Sometimes they are worn for practical purposes, other times for stylistic

8 Apr 2016

Doll Conservation: Wash Day

After documenting and assessing the doll and her costume, the first step was to wet clean (wash) all the linen

20 Mar 2016

Cleaning Fusiliers Medals

For the last few weeks in my role as Regional Conservator for the Conservation Advisory Network, I have been supervising

6 Mar 2016

A Fine & Fashionable Storage Mount

There is something quite astonishing about seeing fine Venetian needlepoint lace at close quarters.  Lace pre-cursors date back over two

3 Feb 2016

Who Made the Wholecloth?

I’m currently improving the storage of some of the flat textiles in the Museum’s collection, and have been re-rolling objects

26 Jan 2016

Put the Dog in the Frame

It has been over a month since I last blogged about preparing the portrait of Josephine’s dog, Bernardine ready to

15 Jan 2016

Beauty & the Beach

As part of the Conservation Advisory Network, myself, and my two Icon/HLF textile conservation interns visited Kirkleatham Museum in Redcar

25 Dec 2015

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