Morris and Burne Jones Tapestry, Oxford
In Exeter College Chapel hangs one of the finest pieces of religious art from the Victorian era. The Adoration of the Magi tapestry was designed by Exonians William Morris (1852, Classics) and Edward Burne-Jones (1852, Theology) after it was commissioned by Rector John Prideaux Lightfoot in 1886. Follow the link to read more.
Royal Collection Trust
The Agra carpet is removed from the Waterloo Chamber at Windsor Castle. During the recent closure the Agra carpet was removed from the Waterloo Chamber at Windsor Castle, for only the second time in over 120 years.
Measuring 23m x 12m and weighing two tonnes, it is thought to be the largest seamless carpet in existence. The carpet was conserved, rolled and temporarily removed from the room in order to protect it during essential maintenance work. It was woven for the Waterloo Chamber in India for Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee.
Since its installation in 1894, the carpet has only been removed from the room on one other occasion – during the 1992 fire, when it took 50 soldiers to roll it up and move it to safety.
Southsea’s D-Day Museum is cleared out ahead of site’s £4m revamp
IT IS a stunning tribute to the brave men who gave their all on the beaches and fields of Normandy to free Europe from the iron fist of Nazi rule – follow the link to read more.
Observations on Current Usage of Conductivity in Cleaning Carpets from Historic Houses
Article by Jonathan in News In Conversation – published by The International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
View here: https://www.iiconservation.org/system/files/publications/journal/2013/b2013_1.pdf
The Tetley Workshop’s painstaking restoration of antique carpets
Article in House & Garden.
Read here: https://www.houseandgarden.co.uk/article/interiors-specialist-tetley-workshop