Comparative approaches in textile conservation: the Whalley Abbey vestments and altar frontal

Tonkin, L ORCID: 0000-0002-2347-1804 (2010) Comparative approaches in textile conservation: the Whalley Abbey vestments and altar frontal. In: Postprints of the Textile Specialty Group , 22. (Conservation Contiuum: examining the past, envisioning the future., 11th May - 14th May 2010, Milwaukee. WI. USA).

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Abstract

The Whalley Abbey vestments are known to be one of only two surviving sets of pre-Reformation High Mass vestments which were conserved in the UK in the 1980s and early 1990s. The Whalley Abbey altar frontal is associated with the vestments but was not considered for treatment until 2009 following its rediscovery during a collections survey. The author explains how and why there were differences in the conservation treatment of the textiles within the group. Analyzing the treatment of the Whalley Abbey vestments and comparing these approaches to the conservation of the Whalley Abbey altar frontal, some twenty years later, raised an important awareness of the developing demands of the viewer and the developing ethics of the textile conservator. The inal treatment of the altar frontal sought to value all elements as signiicant parts of the altar frontal, thus preserving the evidence of its previous use as well as its future role as a displayed textile. At the same time the treatment also took into account the previous conservation work that was completed on the other vestments to maintain aesthetic continuity within the display

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Additional Information:	Is also from a copyrighted postprints from Textile Specialty Group - have contacted publisher KJ 8/8/25 Chase email sent, if no response by 13/8/25 then reject KJ 6/8/25 Asked for accepted version and advised can contact publisher KJ 30/7/25
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Ecclesiastical textiles; Textile conservation; Whally Abbey; 1901 Art Theory and Criticism; 2102 Curatorial and Related Studies; Archaeology; 4302 Heritage, archive and museum studies
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GT Manners and customs > GT500 Costume. Dress. Fashion
Divisions:	Art and Design
Publisher:	The American Institute for Conservation
Date of acceptance:	1 March 2010
Date of first compliant Open Access:	6 August 2025
Date Deposited:	06 Aug 2025 11:57
Last Modified:	13 Aug 2025 09:13
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/26864

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