Monique Pullan
Conservator of Organic Artefacts
Conservation of organic
artefacts
Department: Conservation and Scientific
Research
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7323 8087
Email: conservation @ thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
Monique Pullan is conservator of organic
artefacts, specialising in the treatment of textiles, with
additional interest in basketry, barkcloth and feathers.
She works to ensure the long term preservation
of museum objects, making them suitable for display, loan, and
study as required. This includes carrying out practical
conservation treatments, as well as assessing object condition,
advising on display and storage, project management and supervision
of some other members of staff and conservation interns.
Monique trained at the Textile Conservation
Centre, gaining a postgraduate diploma in textile conservation in
1994.
Current British Museum projects
Conservation of an Akali Sikh turban –
exploring possibilities of de-acidification, methods of
consolidation and support of highly degraded black dyed cotton
fabric.
Investigation into control of dye bleeding
during wet cleaning of textiles.
Conservation of Asian and Japanese textiles
from the study collection.
Conservation of barkcloth from study
collection, including group from Pitcairn Islands.
Previous British Museum projects
Conservation of material for Power and Taboo
exhibition – including Hawaiian feathered god heads, and barkcloth
staff god image.
Conservation of textiles in the Stein
collection (Chinese silk, painted hemp)
Conservation of Coptic textiles.
Investigation into methods of pressure mounting as means of
storage and display of textiles.
External fellowships/ honorary positions/ membership of professional bodies
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Publications
Most recent publications
M. Pullan, ‘Paper Pulp Infilling: a Demonstration by Alan
Buchanan’, ICON News, 8 (2007), pp. 44-45
M. Pullan, ‘Review of UKIC Weave Analysis
Workshop’, Conservation News, 96 (2005), pp. 31-32
M. Pullan, ‘A Medieval Bishop’s Traveling
Cloak’, with A. Harrison and H. Tayler, in F. Nuttgens and M.
Jordan (eds.), Big Issues-Forum of UKIC Textile Section
(London, United Kingdom Institute of Conservation, 2005), pp.
16-21
M. Pullan, ‘Beautiful Threads, the
Conservation of Coptic Textiles’, British Museum
Magazine, 51 (2005), pp. 43-44
M. Pullan, 'Recent Treatments of painted
Egyptian shrouds: the influence of condition and intended role’,
with P. Cruickshank and J. Potter, The Conservator, 23,
(1999), pp. 37-44