Queen Caroline’s bed undergoes conservation...
As supervisor of the furnishing conservation team at Historic Royal Palaces, I am leading a team...
Tag: conservation
Restoring Hillsborough’s Courthouse Clock
An exciting conservation project has been undertaken in Hillsborough. The courthouse clock – which stopped over...
Queen Victoria’s jacket
An addition to the HRP Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection is this beautiful pink embroidered jacket, once owned...
Conserving history: a Victorian child’s...
A new addition to our Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection, this velvet and silk child’s dress was...
Gibbons travels to Fairfax House – Part 1
“The Genius of Grinling Gibbons from Journeyman to King’s Carver” How do you put on a...
Putting Kew Palace to bed
Putting Kew Palace to Bed Kew Palace welcomes many visitors during spring and summer. It is...
Queen Victoria’s petticoat wrapped up!
In the last post we saw how Queen Victoria’s petticoat has been conserved. It is now...
Kensington Palace Gains a Throne Canopy
Its doors briefly closed, the Presence Chamber at Kensington Palace has reopened with a throne canopy...
Queen Victoria’s petticoat: underwear...
In the last post we saw how Queen Victoria’s petticoat was wet cleaned. Now the cream...
Queen Victoria’s Petticoat takes a bath
In our previous post we learned about the condition of Queen Victoria’s petticoat. Today I want to...