Textiles conservation projects at Artlab Australia posted on ABC Adelaide
Textiles Conservation Projects at Artlab Australia posted on ABC Adelaide
Mary-Anne Gooden, Artlab Australia’s Textiles Conservator recently conserved an original 1750s Spitalfields silk gown which had been gifted to the Art Gallery of South Australia. ABC News Adelaide captured this story and posted on-line. So please follow this link to read more:
Images:
1 Robe à l’anglais/Closed body gown, London, 1745-1760, Spitafields silk; Gift of Mrs R N Beckwith 1962, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide.Image by: Artlab Australia
2 Beechworth Chinese Banner, silk, cotton with silk and metal thread embroidery, Burke Museum Beechworth, Victoria. Image and story permission granted by: Linda Peacock, Collections Manager, Burke Museum, Beechworth, Victoria. Image by: Artlab Australia
3 Vacuum suction method used on WW1 silks. Image by: Artlab Australia
4 Eureka Flag 1854, wool cotton, City of Ballarat. Image by: Artlab Australia.