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A Life Journey: Interview 3
- Nov 16, 2018
- By Stephen Cole
- In Interviews
So tell us about the church and how important it is to you. The church is 11th, 12th century when a good many of the village churches in Denmark were built and of course the tower was added later and so was the weapon house, which is the entrance that…
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Extract from talk at the Textile Conservation Symposium
- Nov 16, 2018
- By Stephen Cole
- In Articles + Papers
Two exciting projects came into being during our campaign for The Textile Conservation Centre which is now housed at Hampton Court Palace. The first one was the conservation of the King’s Bed at Knole Park. I had been concerned with the textiles at Knole Park since 1969 when the National…
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Observations on damage and repair of tapestry
- Nov 16, 2018
- By Stephen Cole
- In Articles + Papers
Delft 1964 In 1964 we attended the IIC Textile Conference in Delft organised by Dr Leene to bring together textile curators, conservators and scientists – a very important step in the development of textile conservation. Dr Leene had invited me to speak about the training of textile conservators and I…
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Conserving textiles as historic documents
- Nov 16, 2018
- By Stephen Cole
- In Articles + Papers
The survival of so many important objects should always be considered when assessing the means of their collecting and their possible repatriation. The British heritage of textiles of artistic, cultural and historic importance including tapestries, embroideries, furnishings and a wide range of ceremonial pieces may be seen not only in…
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Tapestry conservation and the Textile Conservation Centre
- Nov 16, 2018
- By Stephen Cole
- In Articles + Papers
There are in existence a great number of important tapestries woven in the European tradition. Many of these are in need of conservation. This does not necessarily mean that conservation treatment can, or would be, considered a budget priority by the owners or custodians of such tapestries, nor that the…
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Textiles as historic documents and their conservation
- Nov 16, 2018
- By Stephen Cole
- In Articles + Papers
Abstract The common cause of conservators and curators is to preserve objects in their care in all the aspects of their creation and survival and to display and interpret them for the benefit of the public. 1. Introduction When an artefact becomes part of a collection it has often been…
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Memorandum on the establishment of a national centre & training school for textile conservation
- Nov 16, 2018
- By Stephen Cole
- In Articles + Papers
Importance Historic textiles are a part of our national heritage in the same way as painting and other works of art. They are important not only because of their rarity, but also educationally, in that they contribute a unique social comment on the past. This country has a tradition of…
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Farnham College of Art lecture
- Nov 16, 2018
- By Stephen Cole
- In Articles + Papers
I was trained in weaving and design at Art School in Copenhagen and came to England on my marriage at the end of the war. Maybe I didn’t actually think I was God’s gift to English design but I certainly hoped that it would be possible for me to continue…
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Note on the damaging effect of flameproofing on a tapestry hanging
- Nov 16, 2018
- By Stephen Cole
- In Articles + Papers
A wool and linen tapestry hanging which was made about fifteen years ago for the United Nations’ conference building in New York by the Märta Måås‐Fjetterström AB workshop in Sweden showed grave signs of deterioration. The hangings were returned to the workshop for examination and repair. The author was consulted…
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Preparation for use as a History of Textile Techniques Study Resource
- Nov 16, 2018
- By Stephen Cole
- In Articles + Papers
Introduction After the last committee meeting, I was very aware of the need to explain my proposals in writing especially the fact that though there would be several ways of tackling this task, it would be most suitable to think in clearly defined stages, which could each of them be…