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Private Residence, York
Posted: June 25, 2020Following a water leak and catastrophic failure of a historic ceiling in this country house, Britain & Co were employed to remove the marouflage ceiling canvas, conserve offsite and re-hang following the replacement of the ceiling beds. -
Hatfield House, Long Gallery
Posted: June 25, 2020Britain & Co undertook the conservation of the ceiling of the Long Gallery, Hatfield House. This included the stabilisation and repair of plaster cracking, conservation of painted and gilt surfaces, and retouching of repairs. -
‘Dundee from Tayport’ by Joseph Milne (1885)
Posted: June 25, 2020‘Dundee from Tayport’ by Joseph Milne (1885), from the collection of the McManus Galleries, Dundee, was treated and prepared for exhibition display. -
APR at Manchester Jewish Museum
Posted: June 25, 2020We were commissioned to carry out detailed paint research by Manchester Jewish Museum, in order to inform reinstatement of the C19th decorative scheme. This involved onsite sampling, uncoverings using chemical strippers, stencil drawings and lab analysis and interpretation. The final scheme was worked up in CAD to inform the redecoration. -
Locarno Suite, Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Posted: June 25, 2020Following a water leak, we were commissioned to selectively repair and reinstate two areas of this elaborate stencilled scheme, including colour matching, gilding and hand-cutting stencils. -
Conservation and mounting of objects for “Do you believe in Magic” Exhibition, Bristol Museum and Art Gallery
Posted: June 18, 2020Conservation and mounting of objects for "Do you believe in Magic" Exhibition, Bristol Museum and Art Gallery -
Mounting of Staffordshire Hoard objects for loan exhibition, “Warrior Treasures”, Stoke Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, various venues
Posted: June 12, 2020Mounting of Staffordshire Hoard objects for loan exhibition, "Warrior Treasures", Stoke Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, various venues. -
Conservation of objects for new galleries, National Army Museum
Posted: June 12, 2020Conservation treatment of numerous objects for display in new galleries, National Army Museum -
Conservation of taxidermy Pike specimen in glass fronted display case, City of London School
Posted: June 11, 2020Conservation of mounted taxidermy specimen of pike in a bowed glass-fronted display case. -
Silver cleaning, National Army Museum
Posted: June 11, 2020Silver cleaning, National Army Museum.