Shoes: Controlled Commodity
Shoes form a vital part of our daily lives. Sometimes they are worn for practical purposes, other times for stylistic
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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
Stop That Plasticiser! Learning How to Preserve Modern Materials at West Dean College
Since starting my textile conservation training I had heard much about West Dean College, where courses in art, craft, conservation
Cleaning Fusiliers Medals
For the last few weeks in my role as Regional Conservator for the Conservation Advisory Network, I have been supervising
Discover the Spanish Collection held by The Bowes Museum
The Bowes Museum holds one of the largest public collections of Spanish paintings in Britain, including works by renowned artists
Doll Conservation: Introduction to an English Rose
Over my next few posts, I’ll be blogging about the conservation of an 18th century fashion doll from our collection
Juan Antonio Meléndez Valdés is Back on Display
The exquisite portrait of Juan Antonio Meléndez Valdés by the Spanish artist Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828) came back
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
A Tintoretto loan from David Bowie in the 1990s
The recent sad death of David Bowie reminds me that in the early 1990s The Bowes Museum had a painting
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
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
Keeping It Clean In Josephine’s Bedroom
Some days being a textile conservator is just not that glamorous and the biannual clean of Josephine Bowes’ living quarters
Beauty & the Beach
As part of the Conservation Advisory Network, myself, and my two Icon/HLF textile conservation interns visited Kirkleatham Museum in Redcar
ARTISTS ROOMS Robert Mapplethorpe: The Magic in the Muse
“It’s the one with the magic”, was the reply to Patti Smith when she asked her friend and former partner,
The Nativity by Jacques Stella ‘In Focus’
This tender picture, dated 1639, is an exquisite example of the French Classicism and it is also Stella’s biggest painting
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