I was commissioned to conserve a pair of calf length silk boots. The work came through a third party which presented challenges in communicating information within a tight timescale, dictated by the client. Ethical consideration were a priority and were at the forefront when considering the treatment. I considered and questioned the level of crease and soil removal, as well as the level interventive treatment. I drew on my experience of working at the British Museum when proposing the conservation treatment, taking into consideration the ethnographic nature of the objects and the ethical challenges posed.

I was employed at Historic Royal Palaces (HRP) on a twelve month contract as a senior textile conservator. My role during that time was to project manage the conservation of a 17th Century Mortlake tapestry, which had been scheduled for conservation in the Conservation Collection Care (CCC) rolling programme. The tapestry was structurally stable but after many years on display was soiled with dust particles. The tapestry was cockled, with localised undulations. There were small areas of weft loss, resulting in the exposure of wool warps. Throughout the tapestry there was considerable restoration and patching of weak areas. Once the lining had been removed the extent of the patching and restoration work was evident from the back.

The National Trust’s (NT) library at Lyme contains approximately 1,760 books. As part of a national programme to survey the condition of the NT’s books, a team of volunteers was trained for a day to identify a range of conditions, ranging from torn and lifting covering materials to pollution damage. The work took one year, with 14 volunteers and 3 property staff involved and the data collected was entered into a specially-designed Excel spreadsheet.

As part of an on-going digitisation of the Eighteenth Century Collections Online, the University commissioned a survey of 419 selected pamphlets and broadsheets, many bound with others in books and others in folders. The aims were to ensure that the material was stable enough to be digitised and, if not, to calculate the cost and timing of any necessary cleaning and repairs.

Penrhyn Map 2217 dates from c.1850 and forms part of the Penrhyn Estate Collection held at Bangor University’s Archive. Yn dyddio o 1895, mae Map Penrhyn 2217 yn rhan o gasgliad ystâd Penrhyn sydd ar gadw yn yng ngofal Archif Prifysgol Bangor.

Neath Abbey Ironworks Plans forms part of the West Glamorgan Archive Service (WGAS) collection of over 8,000 engineering plans dating from the early 18th century. These plans have been listed on the UNESCO UK Memory of the World Register due to the insight they provide into developments during the industrial revolution. Yn dyddio o ddechrau'r 18fed ganrif mae cynlluniau Neath Abby Ironworks yn rhan o gasgliad Gwasanaeth Archif Gorllewin Morgannwg (GAGM). Fe'u rhestrwyd ar Gofrestr Cof y Byd UNESCO'r DU oherwydd y mewnwelediad a roddant i ddatblygiadau yn ystod y chwyldro diwydiannol.

A collection of 30 large technical drawings and plans (late 19th cent. - early 20th cent.) for cross channel steamers. Casgliad o 30 o luniau a chynlluniau technegol (dyddiedig o ddiwedd y 19eg ganrif i ddechrau'r 20fed ganrif) o stemars traws sianel.

Conservation and restoration of a Chinese ebonised and lacquered tripod table. The treatment involved cleaning, consolidation, replacement of missing parts and retouching the decorative surfaces. A long term care plan was provided to the client.

Conservation of double spring musical box in mahogany case c. 1870. The top inlaid with floral marquetry. Case cleaning and treatment for worm. The movement was cleaned and overhauled. The box did not work and the fault was in wear in the governor staff and damage to the jewel as well as general dirt in the bearings.

Daniel Quare (1648 – 1724) was an important maker London maker. He was a contemporary of Thomas Tompion. He invented the repeating watch movement and the first portable barometer. This clock was made about 1705. It is a spring driven high quality bracket clock in an ebonised (stained black) case. It strikes the hour