A set of eight George III gilt and white-painted open armchairs, upholstered with Beauvais tapestry panels are in the studio for cleaning and stabilisation. The chairs feature images from Children at Various Pastime by François Boucher and animal fables by Jean-Baptiste Oudry.

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Air, from Burghley House, is the second tapestry in The Elements series to be treated in the studio. Like its counterpart Fire, the colours are still incredibly bright given it has been on display since 1770.

 The Elements series was designed by Charles Le Brun, court painter and manager of decorations for the palaces of King Louis XIV. Originally woven for Louis XIV, later examples of this tapestry series can be seen in country houses across England, such as Burghley House.

Belvoir Castle holds a magnificent tapestry collection which includes both Gobelin’s Don Quixote series from the 18th century and Mortlake’s Act of the Apostles series from the 17th century.

The studio bi-annually undertakes a condition assessment of the tapestries, which helps to maintain and safeguard the collection for the future.

Once the initial condition assessment is complete, subsequent condition assessments can easily highlight new areas of degradation of areas of concern. A stitch in time saves nine!

This service is available nationwide. Get in touch to find out more!

This September we had a terrific tapestry tour across Mechelen and Paris!

A huge thank you to the team at De Wit Royal Manufacturers of Tapestry who kindly shared their time with us, giving us a tour of their studio and gallery space in the beautiful town of Mechelen.

While in Paris, we toured the Manufacture des Gobelins, where tapestry skills are very much still alive. Contemporary tapestries were being woven on both upright and horizontal looms which was a sight to behold!

It was a joy to talk ‘tapestry’ with fellow artisans and weavers of Europe, giving us much food for thought in our own practice.