Highlights in this issue
The new miniatures gallery
Alan Derbyshire, Head of Sculpture, Metals, Ceramics and Glass Conservation, specialist in portrait miniature conservation Timea Tallian, Miniature Conservator, MPhil student, RCA/V&A Conservation
The new Miniatures Gallery tells the story of the portrait miniature in Britain from its first appearance at the court of Henry VIII.
Fur trade legacy
Marion Kite, Senior Textile Conservator
Since the mid 1990s a number of international designers have been using fur and it was a prominent feature on the catwalks for the winter season of 2004. A controversial subject in most UK museums and are rarely acquired by the V& A dress collection, fur is again in focus in the museum world and in fashion!
Into battle: Conservation of a Venetian shield
Nigel Bamforth, Senior Furniture Conservator
The treatment of the reverse side of a gilt and glazed leather Venetian parade shield, that was probably made for Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau, Prince Bishop of Salzburg (1587-1611) posed numerous problems due to the instability of the leather.
Smart and Techno Fabrics: fundamental properties of new fibres and their future
Leonidas Dokos, Research Fellow, Textile Conservation Centre, Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton Mary M Brooks, Senior Lecturer, Textile Conservation Centre, Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton
To explore fundamental issues in the understanding of the long-term behaviour of smart and techno-textiles in a museum context.
Autumn 2005 Issue 51
- Editorial
- The new miniatures gallery
- Fur trade legacy
- Into battle: Conservation of a Venetian shield
- Smart and Techno Fabrics: fundamental properties of new fibres and their future
- RCA/V&A Conservation: Study trip to Rome, April 2005
- Presentations involving V&A staff accepted for the ICOM-CC 14th Triennial Meeting held from 12-16 September 2005 in The Hague
- Lustre ceramics analysis using the MOLAB facilities
- RCA/V&A Postgraduate Conservation Programme
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