I don't do things by halves - The incredible conservation of the James Bruce drinking horn (Part 1)

Resource type

Blog post

Creator (person)

Messerschmidt, Lydia

Date published

January 22, 2021

Abstract

Last year I encountered the most challenging object in my career as conservator so far – the James Bruce drinking horn. Dirty, cracked and broken into two distinct parts it was a long way from its original condition over 250 years ago. This is the story of the horn’s incredible conservation journey.

Project(s)

Baggage and Belonging: Military Collections and the British Empire

Funder

Funder name	Awards
Arts and Humanities Research Council	AH/P006752/1

Publisher

National Museums Scotland

Place of publication

Edinburgh

Official URL

https://blog.nms.ac.uk/2021/01/22/i-dont-do-things-by-halves-the-incredible-conservation-of-the-james-bruce-drinking-horn-part-1/

Related URL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwCwLHDljUA

https://www.nms.ac.uk/exhibitions-events/exhibitions/national-war-museum/legacies-of-empire/

https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/collection-search-results/horn-drinking-vessel/786237

https://blog.nms.ac.uk/author/lmesserschmidt/

https://www.nms.ac.uk/collections-research/collections-departments/collections-services/

Rights statement

In Copyright

Keywords

Legacies Of Empire

Collection

Baggage and Belonging: Military collections and the British Empire, 1750 - 1900