Egypt
British Museum (Monique Pullan)
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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
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 Archaeology Service (NMAS), and Faye Kalloniatis, research associate at Norwich Castle, the whole team was able to discuss first impressions – for some of us this was the first time we actually saw the textile. Jonathan and Deborah, together with Man Yee Liu, Head of Conservation at NMAS, will be joining us at key stages during the treatment.
The immediate reaction was one of surprise at how small the bundle is, at about 30 cm by 20 cm. But at the same time, we could see that there are many layers of fabric, and the fabric is quite fine– so potentially this could be quite large when opened.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...