Highlights in this issue
Ceremonial hat for eating Bouillabaisse: Eileen Agar 1936
Marion Kite, Senior Conservator, Textiles Section, Conservation Department
The 'Ceremonial Hat for Eating Bouillabaisse' by British surealist Eileen Agar, was one of the most unusual objects to come to Textiles Conservation for treatment.
Measuring pollution in the museum environment
Nigel Blades, Conservation Scientist, Conservation Department
For the past 18 months the V&A Science Group has been collaborating in a project to identify and quantify pollutant chemicals in cultural property environments.
The tail of the tiger: conservation of a pichhwai fragment
Jenny Potter, Former Textiles Student on the RCA/V&A Conservation Course
Thermoplastic adhesives have become an established treatment in the support of fragile textiles where stitching alone is inappropriate.
The role of the 'barefoot' conservator
Jane Rutherston, Book Conservator, Conservation Department
The expression 'barefoot' conservator is taken from the Chinese 'barefoot' doctor, a paramedical doctor working with basic medical training and going from village to village. This was a new and experimental position ...
January 1995 Issue 14
- Editorial
- Ceremonial hat for eating Bouillabaisse: Eileen Agar 1936
- Measuring pollution in the museum environment
- The tail of the tiger: conservation of a pichhwai fragment
- The role of the 'barefoot' conservator
- Review: polymers in museums
- Review: 'New Horizons': the designer bookbinders' conference
- Review: the annual conference of the association for historical and fine art photographers
- RCA/ V&A new students for the academic year 1994/95