The Fitzwilliam 'Sheldon' Tapestries: Content, context and controversy
The Fitzwilliam 'Sheldon' Tapestries: Content, context and controversy
Dr Louis Clarke presented four small late sixteenth-century tapestry items to the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge where he was formerly director. Three are furnishing items probably once part of a set of six cushions showing a narrative story.
Medieval Islamic Lustre Ware PotteryMedieval lustre wares form a significant part of the Museum's Islamic pottery collection, currently being researched and recorded. A new technique called polynomial texture mapping is being used with selected objects. This enables viewing of an item on screen under varying light conditions in a way that previously was only possible by handling the object.