Spot the Fake: Creating a False Galloon for the Boat Scene Tapestry
25th September 2018
Why did we make a false Galloon? Before I explain how we created a false galloon I should explain what a galloon actually is
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Why did we make a false Galloon? Before I explain how we created a false galloon I should explain what a galloon actually is
Now that we have completed many of the tapestries stitched supports, we have started on the lining process. I have been given to the opportunity
As part of our two-week placement with Doddington Hall’s tapestry conservation team, we were asked to help spring clean the Tent Room. In this, the
As part of our two-week placement with Doddington Hall’s tapestry conservation team, we were asked to help spring clean the Tent Room. In this, the
Like the gardens, the Doddington tapestries are positively brimming with plants and flowers. The weavers took delight in including as many blooms as possible.
An exciting and intriguing discovery was recently made by the tapestry conservation team in the Yellow Bedroom. As the afternoon sunlight raked across the
Here at Doddington Hall we welcome all our visitors to take a closer look at the textiles, with one or two exceptions… Clothes moths
The tapestries in both the Holly and Yellow bedrooms at Doddington Hall have been cut to fit the rooms they now hang in, much like
In June of this year we began a pilot project to conserve the first two tapestries from the Yellow bedroom set of tapestries at Doddington
We are pleased to be able to announce that after a long journey over five and a half years the Holly bedroom tapestries have been
