Saint Stephen's Church 48 Emperors Gate, Knightsbridge, London, SW7 4HJ
Speakers and topics:
Byzantine silks (4th-15th centuries): art, autocracy, theocracy and image of Empire
Anna Muthesius, University of Cambridge
Tapestry-woven ornaments adorning woven-to-shape tunics in Egypt during the mid-7th to 9th centuries AD
Frances Pritchard, formerly Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester
An Offering Made by a Queen: ‘Veil’ from the Shrine of Saint Simeon in Zadar
Silvija Banić, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Sackcloth, Scraps, and Stitching in Franciscan Art
Cordelia Warr, University of Manchester
Fashioning Death and Commemoration
Cecilia Voss, Bowes Museum and University of Glasgow, & Daniel Oliver, University of Glasgow
Dressing a Dynasty – Renaissance Fabrication of Medieval Royal Attire
Sidsel Frisch, The National Museum of Denmark and the University of Copenhagen
Reconstructing Queen Elizabeth’s Hardwick petticoat
Ninya Mikhaila, The Tudor Tailor
Speaking Stitches, Laughing Flowers – uncovering hidden messages in the floral embroidery worn by Queen Elizabeth I in the ‘Rainbow’ Portrait at Hatfield House
Natalie Walker, University of Hertfordshire
Tickets:
Prices include refreshments and buffet lunch
Ticket Price £45
