http://nttreasurehunt.wordpress.com/2010/03/12/layers-of-history/ National Trust Acquisitions Fri, 17 May 2013 12:20:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://nttreasurehunt.wordpress.com/2010/03/12/layers-of-history/#comment-31 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:11:16 +0000 http://nttreasurehunt.wordpress.com/?p=267#comment-31 Yes the pink and blue must have been quite striking. The attitudes to historical decoration were changing in the second half of the nineteenth century, with more and more emphasis on authenticity, but the 7th Earl obviously found a healthy balance between historical accuracy and personal taste.

]]> http://nttreasurehunt.wordpress.com/2010/03/12/layers-of-history/#comment-30 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:45:05 +0000 http://nttreasurehunt.wordpress.com/?p=267#comment-30 What an amazing conservation project. I love that rather than reweave the blue damask, the 9th Earl chose to incorporate the old fabric into something new. Lovely! And thank you for the answer to my question…I will look forward to seeing the publication.

]]> http://nttreasurehunt.wordpress.com/2010/03/12/layers-of-history/#comment-26 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:58:26 +0000 http://nttreasurehunt.wordpress.com/?p=267#comment-26 I am glad you like the glimpse behind the scenes. This year is the four-hundredth anniversary of the building of Ham, so there are bound to be more events and developments, which I will report on.

]]> http://nttreasurehunt.wordpress.com/2010/03/12/layers-of-history/#comment-24 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:50:46 +0000 http://nttreasurehunt.wordpress.com/?p=267#comment-24 fascinating, it is great to see what goes on-that fabric does look ancient-please revisit when the panels go back up. pgt

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