Preserving our Works on Paper
Laurie Gibbs is a preventive conservator at Hampton Court Palace. In this blog post, she gives...
Tag: Collections
Lord of the Isles Tartan Suit, Object of the Month
September’s Object of the Month is the spectacular Lord of the Isles Tartan Suit. This suit...
Gibbons travels to Fairfax House – Part 1
“The Genius of Grinling Gibbons from Journeyman to King’s Carver” How do you put on a...
Objects Unwrapped – Condiment dish
Like the tile unwrapped on the 11th day of Objects Unwrapped, this small green-glazed ceramic dish...
Objects Unwrapped – Tin-glazed floor tile
This tin-glazed ceramic floor tile is decorated with a deer in a landscape, surrounded by concentric...
Objects Unwrapped – Leather mâché putto
Before Henry VIII rode into Hampton Court and transformed it into a Palace, Cardinal Wolsey had...
Objects Unwrapped – Tankard
It’s the late 18th century and the Yeoman Body are ending their busy shift guarding the...
#AskACurator
Each year, the Twitter-sphere is taken over by #AskACurator day; an opportunity for anyone to ask...
It Belongs in a Museum: The Bristowe Hat
The Bristowe Hat; silk tufting with ostrich feather and silver braid button; HRP Inventory Number 3503710...
Fashionable Treasures
We have ravens. We have ghosts. We have priceless art and lots of history. We also...