Egypt
British Museum (Melina Plottu)
- Exhibition: Norwich Shroud To Return To Norwich For Event
EDP24 The Norwich Shroud, which was the subject of some fascinating posts on the British Museum blog, is to return to Norwich in April: Two of the most significant objects in Norwich Castle’s collection will be on display at a study day...
- The Future Of The Norwich Shroud
British Museum (Faye Kalloniatis) Well, this will be the final blog entry for the Norwich shroud and what a way we’ve come over the past few months As the project got underway, one highlight followed another. The first was the initial unrolling, when...
- Further Investigations Into The Norwich Shroud
British Museum (Janet Ambers) The British Museum's fascinating ongoing investigation of the Norwich Shroud, with photos. With the shroud unfolded for the first time (although still in need of much conservation attention) David Saunders, Keeper of...
- More Re The Norwich Shroud
British Museum (Monique Pullan) The shroud arrived in the Organics Conservation studios at the British Museum last week, and the project has now begun in earnest. Accompanied by Jonathan Clark and Deborah Phipps, conservators from Norfolk Museums and...
- Egyptian Textile At Norwich Museum Investigated
British Museum Blog (Faye Kalloniatis) The rather unprepossessing museum storage box with its crumpled heap of ancient linen, had sat in the Norwich Castle stores for nearly a century. I became aware of it in 1999 when the Castle Museum was being refurbished...
Egypt
Conserving the Norwich Shroud
British Museum (Melina Plottu)
As an intern in the textile studio of the British museum, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to work on the Norwich shroud conservation project. This began in January, and I have been working with the team since the very beginning, participating in all the stages of the conservation treatment.
With decisions about how to conserve the shroud made, we could begin to plan the details of the work.
We first had to make the shroud’s final support board. We used a thick, acid free card that has a honeycomb structure inside. This makes it a very strong but light material, and perfect to use as a large carrying board. We covered it with a brushed cotton fabric to give it a slightly soft padding, and on top of that with a cotton fabric dyed to a neutral beige colour chosen by the team.
- Exhibition: Norwich Shroud To Return To Norwich For Event
EDP24 The Norwich Shroud, which was the subject of some fascinating posts on the British Museum blog, is to return to Norwich in April: Two of the most significant objects in Norwich Castle’s collection will be on display at a study day...
- The Future Of The Norwich Shroud
British Museum (Faye Kalloniatis) Well, this will be the final blog entry for the Norwich shroud and what a way we’ve come over the past few months As the project got underway, one highlight followed another. The first was the initial unrolling, when...
- Further Investigations Into The Norwich Shroud
British Museum (Janet Ambers) The British Museum's fascinating ongoing investigation of the Norwich Shroud, with photos. With the shroud unfolded for the first time (although still in need of much conservation attention) David Saunders, Keeper of...
- More Re The Norwich Shroud
British Museum (Monique Pullan) The shroud arrived in the Organics Conservation studios at the British Museum last week, and the project has now begun in earnest. Accompanied by Jonathan Clark and Deborah Phipps, conservators from Norfolk Museums and...
- Egyptian Textile At Norwich Museum Investigated
British Museum Blog (Faye Kalloniatis) The rather unprepossessing museum storage box with its crumpled heap of ancient linen, had sat in the Norwich Castle stores for nearly a century. I became aware of it in 1999 when the Castle Museum was being refurbished...