The Science Museum – Mauve Mania: William Henry Perkin
Read moreIn 2018 it was 180 years since the birth of William Henry Perkin. To celebrate this the Science Museum’s then Curator of Chemistry, Dr Sophie Waring, explored the objects in their collections linked to his most famous invention: the first synthetic dye, Mauveine. Early 2019, after this commemoration, we were…
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Belgium Presentation – A Forgotten Restoration
Read moreIn November May travelled to Brussels to give a presentation entitled A Forgotten Restoration – The 19th century restoration of…
Taking down Wall hangings at Ham House
Read moreWe have started on the final stage of conservation treatment of the Ham House wall hangings. Yesterday May and Gerda…
Dumfries House
Read moreRecently we were commissioned to clean and conserve the trimmings of the curtains for the dining room at Dumfries…
Look East News
Read moreWhen we were commissioned by the National Trust Anglesey Abbey to re-line a tapestry from their collection, we encountered a…