Highlights in this issue
The Examination and Conservation of the Raphael Cartoons: an interim report
Alan Derbyshire, Senior Paper Conservator, Conservation Department
The refurbishment of the Raphael Gallery was used to examine the seven Raphael Cartoons, assess their condition and further our knowledge of their structure.
The Xmas Cake Dress
Marion Kite , Senior Textiles Conservator, Conservation Department
The Xmas Cake Dress was purchased by the Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood in 1983 as part of a huge collection of costume, toys, books and other childhood material from a Miss Muriel Munro of Surrey. It is dated Christmas 1929 and was known to have been worn by her eldest sister Jean Munro when she was 7 years old.
Summer Placement at the Canadian Museum of Civilisation
Sonja Müller, Textiles Student, RCA/V&A Conservation Course
I was given the opportunity to spend two months at the CMC in Quebec, and visited other institutions including the War Museum, the McCord Museum and the Canadian Conservation Institute.
Summer Placement at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
Rachel Oliver, Ceramics and Glass Student, RCA/V&A Conservation Course
The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco opened in 1966 and it was in its Conservation Department that I undertook an eight week internship between July and September 1995.
January 1996 Issue 18
- Editorial
- The Examination and Conservation of the Raphael Cartoons: an interim report
- Tarnishing of Silver: A Short Review
- The Xmas Cake Dress
- Review: Lining and Backing - The Support of Paintings, Paper and Textiles
- Student Summer Placements
- Summer Placement at the Canadian Museum of Civilisation
- Summer Placement at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
- Summer Placement at the Metropolitan Museum of Art