Highlights in this issue
Conservation ethics workshop
Alison Richmond, Conservator, Paper Section
In 1993 a 2-day workshop was held at the V&A on the Ethical Principles of Intervention in the Conservation Department, with an objective to address the sometimes perceived ad hoc or subjective nature of decision-making.
Flattening large rolled paper objects
Carol Barker, Conservator, Paper Section
Needing to be flattened was a tightly rolled bundle of papers of tracings of medieval stained glass windows from Fairford Church, Gloucestershire. It was required to assist a craftsman in the restoration of windows at the church.
Beating unwanted guests
Lynda Hillyer, Head of Textiles Conservation Section Valerie Blyth, Senior Textiles Conservator, Textiles Section
BUGS (or Beating Unwanted Guests) was the subject of the 12th meeting of the Conservation Scientists Group held on 18th November 1993 at the V&A with three short presentations providing a springboard for discussion.
The Sherman Fairchild Center for objects conservation: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Leesa Vere-Stevens, Metals Section
The internship within the department of Objects Conservation at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York allowed me to develop my skills in a new and stimulating environment.
January 1994 Issue 10
- Editorial
- Conservation ethics workshop
- A curator's view of the ethics workshop
- Flattening large rolled paper objects
- Beating unwanted guests
- Stained glass in Eastern Europe
- The Sherman Fairchild Center for objects conservation: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- RCA/V&A conservation course abstracts: materials & techniques essays 1992/3 & MPhil theses 1993