Textile lab at New York cathedral faces daunting task following fire Final Edition

Inside the hushed Textile Conservation Laboratory at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, workers spend the day bending over centuries-old tapestries and carpets from collections around the country, carefully analysing fibre, cleaning and re-warping. Donated to the cathedral in 1891, the tapestries...

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Published inDaily press (Timmins)
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Timmins, Ont Postmedia Network Inc 07.12.2002
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Eidelheit, Marlene
Soll, Valerie
NEW YORK
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Summary:Inside the hushed Textile Conservation Laboratory at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, workers spend the day bending over centuries-old tapestries and carpets from collections around the country, carefully analysing fibre, cleaning and re-warping. Donated to the cathedral in 1891, the tapestries are part of a set of 12 Barberini hangings woven in the mid-1600s, under the direction of Florentine Maffeo Cardinal Barberini, for the nephew of Pope Urban VIII. The other 10 were spared in the fire. Photo: The Associated Press / This undated photo of a tapestry depicting The Last Supper was released in New York by the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The tapestry, seriously damaged in a fire at the cathedral Dec. 18, 2001, is now in the church's Textile Conservation Laboratory undergoing repair. ; Photo: The Associated Press / [Valerie Soll], a textile conservator at the Textile Conservation Laboratory located on the grounds of St. John the Divine Cathedral in New York, works on a 16th century armorial tapestry. Resting on the tapestry are some of the specially dyed threads and tools used on this project. ;
ISSN:0841-6966