Conservation of a 'living doll'
Iki ningyo (literally 'living dolls') are Japanese life-size figures that were made to look like as realistic as possible.
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All sections within the department provide training in a variety of ways. Individual conservators, interns and students frequently give seminars and talks, both at internal…
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Buy nowEvent - What lies beneath: Peering up the skirts of 18th and 19th Century dress
Mon 08 April 2013 13:00

FREE TALK: Enjoy a brief talk on the conservation and mounting of an 18th-century Mantua and 19th-century underwear.
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