Joined June 2012
Delighted to have had the opportunity to talk at the #Technart2023 conference about @HRP_palaces recent research on #historictapestry #dye analysis with #hyperspectralimaging. Many thanks to the organisers for such a stimulating conference! @HertSci_UK @ahrcpress, @ICONSci
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Delighted our paper Mapping Materials and Dyes on Historic Tapestries Using Hyperspectral Imaging is now available to access online mdpi.com/2199158 #mdpiheritage via @Heritage_MDPI #DHA41, @HRP_palaces @ClydeHSI, #heritagescience, @ahrcpress, @HertSci_UK @ICONSci
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It was a pleasure having the opportunity to meet you and your colleagues to discuss about how @AHRCpress funded scientific infrastructure upgrades enabling important research underpinning conservation work at @HRP_palaces #heritagescience, #conservation
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Pleased to have presented our recent collaborative research with #ClydeHSI: Mapping materials and dyes on historic tapestries using hyperspectral imaging at the #DHA41 conference. raa.diva-portal.org/smash/ge… #hyperspectralimaging #tapestries #dye #analysis #heritagescience
We are hiring a #heritagescientist! Join our team and be involved in delivering important research for the care of six of the most wonderful palaces in the world. You will be based in our state-of-the-art #lab at #HamptonCourtPalace #heritagescience hrp.tal.net/vx/appcentre-1/b…
📣 #conservatorjobs We are looking for 2x Textile #Conservator (full-time, perm. & part-time 12m.) to join the Textile Conversation Studios at #HamptonCourtPalace 🌺 To learn more, visit bit.ly/3avmJC2 Closing date: 19 June #textileconservation #costumeconservation
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Our paper on past #ReigateStone #conservation is now #openaccess here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… It includes tests on a bespoke test wall built @TowerOfLondon 20 years ago. @Geodiverse @oxfordgeography @vlachou_mogire @HRPConservation
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HRP_Conservators retweeted
Kate Frame's poster highlights research-led, stakeholder decision making that moved from #preservation to #conservation for the Reubens ceiling @ Banqueting House @HRP_palaces, a location I walked along each day for 3 yrs. #IICCongress @IIC_
Pleased to be presenting @HRP_palaces scientific research and external collaborative projects at the #IICCongress. Topics range from #smart technologies for light protection to Banqueting House Whitehall #Rubens paintings, Reigate #stone and #vibrationmonitoring #HeritageScience
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2 of 2 #objectofthemonth for March is related to #InternationalWomensDay, a focal point in the movement for women's rights. So, for March we have objects relating to 3 generations of women in the Royal Family. Vote below!
0%The Queen Mother
43%Queen Elizabeth II
57%Princess Anne
7 votes • Final results
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On Sunday 8 March it was International Women’s Day. So, for March we have objects relating to 3 generations of women in the Royal Family: Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Anne. Vote in the next tweet...1 of 2
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Are you wondering what a scientist might do in a Palace? If you want to find out read our Senior Conservation Scientist's blog contributing to HRP's #InternationalWomenDay2020 #heritage #scienceweek #STEM
Replying to @HRP_palaces
Constantina Vlachou is a conservation scientist who spends lots of her days in a lab, working out the best methods for protecting our buildings and collections 👩‍🔬 Happy #InternationalWomensDay Read on: bit.ly/iwd-super-staff
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Did you know that a bed could have arms? #InOurStudioToday we are adding protection to the fragile silk that covers the valance arms, which extend from the tester frame to support the edges of the valances. @RCT #MendingTheBed #royaldamask #textileconservation #textiletuesday
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#InOurStudioToday we are conserving 4.28 m long objects. Can you guess what they are? Oak octagonal bedposts covered in silk damask from Queen Caroline’s state bed. @RCT #MendingTheBed #royaldamask #damask #textileconservation #textiletuesday
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Here's a 'before' and 'after' conservation picture of a cherub from our @RCT 'Elymas' #tapestry. This scene would have taken us over 100 painstaking hours to complete. #TapestryThrowbacks
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Lit up like fireflies! Take a closer look at this 14th century Italian velvet and you will see gilt metal weft loops raised at intervals, a technique called Allucciolato (lit up like fireflies). #TextileConservation #TextileTuesday #Weaving
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How do you make an 18th century chandelier? 🕯️ Part of recent restoration work at #KensingtonPalace included installing new golden chandeliers in the King’s Drawing Room, which have taken four years to research, design & craft from scratch. Find out more: bit.ly/chandeliers-video
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#WhereIsWally? Today we are doing the final tweaks before completing the conservation of Queen Caroline’s state bed headboard. At the bottom panel, you can see the original 1715 crimson silk damask in full width! @RCT #MendingTheBed #damask #textileconservation #textiletuesday
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Our conservation team are hard at work carefully cleaning each of the State Rooms of the Castle. We’re open as usual and you’ll be able to see conservation in action! 👍
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