Episode 93

Textile Conservation and Marie Antoinette Style: An Interview with Hannah Sutherland

Hannah Sutherland, ACR

Woman’s Dress (Robe à la française), France, circa 1770, LACMA
Hannah’s version of the LACMA dress

Queen Caroline’s State Bed, Historical Royal Palaces

Robe à la française,
1780-90, Victoria and Albert Museum

Domino, 1765-1770, altered about 1775, Victoria and Albert Museum

Sack, 1774-1775 (weaving), 1775 – 1780 (sewing), 1870 – 1910 (altered), Victoria and Albert Museum

Detail of sack

Hannah’s blocked sample for the Master Hand Knitting Program

Detail of Italian or English jacket, 1600-1625, Victoria and Albert Museum

Knitted carpet, Strasbourg, 1781, Victoria and Albert Museum

Reverse of the V&A knitted masterpiece