by TrapezeDev | Feb 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
Excerpts from Restoration Manager Frank Tosczak’s Reports Work on the tower masonry started early in 2020 before the pandemic began to affect us. Inspection and dismantling of the finials and parapets were the first order of business and there was significant...
by TrapezeDev | Sep 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Eliane Pineault-B. Like waxwork and hair work, taxidermy was another popular technique used by Victorian women to decorate their home. In the nineteenth century, taxidermy was everywhere from museums of natural history, to the domestic interior, to fashion, to art...
by TrapezeDev | Sep 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Eliane Pineault-B. As seen in part one of this series, many middle and upper-class women of the Victorian era were encouraged to create parlour art as pastimes in order to decorate their homes. Any available material could be used to produce these pieces including...
by TrapezeDev | Sep 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Eliane Pineault-B. The Industrial Revolution resulted in many changes in the every day lives of Victorians; from the development of the middle class to the change of landscapes to new technologies, society saw rapid transformations. As a result, upper and middle...
by TrapezeDev | Aug 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Eliane Pineault-B. [Fig. 1] Pincushion. Wood, silk & velvet, 4 x 6.5 cm. Craigdarroch Castle 2008.005.128. Among the many artifacts Craigdarroch Castle has in its collection, some eagle-eyed visitors may have noticed a few small objects made out of wood and...
by TrapezeDev | Apr 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
With over 40 regular volunteers at Craigdarroch Castle, this National Volunteers Week we would like to extend an enormous thank you to them, for their passion in preserving and sharing The Castles story, and the vital role they play in creating a memorable environment...
