Picture and mirror frames: Reflections on treatment past, present and future
The V& A has a large collection of European gilded picture and mirror frames both on display and in storage. These date predominantly from the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Overview of the gilded objects treated for the British Galleries
During the British Galleries project we have worked on over fifty objects, treating materials such as gilded wood, composition, leather, metal, japanned surfaces, silvered …
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The conservation of three gilded frames for the new paintings galleries at the Victoria and Albert Museum
To treat three of the more severely damaged gilded frames I combined traditional methods, for preparing the surface for gilding, with non-traditional gilding me…
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Review of 'Gilding: Approaches to Treatment' UKIC Gilding Section Conference
A sizeable contingent of conservators from the V& A joined a large audience at the Scientific Societies Lecture Theatre for this conference on 27th September 2000.
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Traditional Jewellery: In Nineteenth-Century Europe (Hardback)
Although less well-known today, European jewellery - jewellery worn with traditional or national costume - was highly fashionable in nineteenth-centur…
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