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X-ray Projects
Posted: April 9, 2023Drakon undertakes many x-ray projects for conservation and archive. -
Marran grass panels: Wem
Posted: April 9, 2023Shortlisted for the 2023 Museum + Heritage Awards (Restoration or Conservtion project of the year) The project achieved specialist conservation of fifteen loom-woven marram grass wall panels located in a small Victorian cemetery chapel in the market town of Wem in North Shropshire. -
Epping War Memorial
Posted: March 29, 2023Cleaning and retouching of the Epping war memorial. -
Conservation clean of the Ledger slabs and wall memorials, ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH, ROYSTON.
Posted: March 29, 2023A fire broke out at St John the Baptist church in Royston during Advent in 2018, Adamson Conservation was tasked with cleaning all sculpture and memorials within the church. -
High level Conservation Survey of major historic buildings in Ipswich for Ipswich Borough Council.
Posted: March 29, 2023High level Conservation Survey of major historic building for Ipswich Council, including Christchurch Mansion, The Ancient House and others. -
Conservation of an 18th century pastel portrait
Posted: March 5, 2023Treatment of a pastel portrait disfigured by staining and cockling. The portrait was actively deteriorating by an acidic wooden board. -
Conservation of a Parchment Deed
Posted: March 5, 2023Treatment of mould damage of an archive collection following flooding. -
Conservation of a Miniature on Ivory
Posted: March 5, 2023Stabilization of an 18th century portrait miniature watercolour on Ivory and its original frame. -
Embroidered covers from a Georgian sofa
Posted: February 15, 2023The embroidered covers from a late 18th century sofa, owned by a private collector, were cleaned, strengthened and reapplied to the sofa frame for minimal use in a private home -
Cope from Church of St James the Great, Cranham
Posted: February 9, 2023The Church of St. James the Great, Cranham, dates from the 12th century. It was restored in large part in the 1890s and it is from this era that many of its vestments appear to date. One of the most striking vestments is a cream-coloured cope, which incorporates elements from two copes: the hood and the orphrey, while they blend well together when viewed from a distance, show marked differences in thickness of threads, colour palette and style of underdrawing.