Here Jeanne Callanan & Catherine Gray are removing the old varnish of Japanned corner cabinet from a private collection.
Heraldic Cartouche, 1696: Technical analysis in progress with Meredith Thomas and wood conservation tutor Sophie Barton., the material is unknown but we think it may be papier-mâché with a thick pigmented varnish.
The heraldry on the centre shield is likely to be the Coat of Arms for Henry Sydney Earl of Romney, youngest son of Robert 2ndEarl of Leicester. He was Master General of the Ordnance under King William III and marked any warlike stores with his crest (The Broad Arrow or Pheon) which became, and still, is the Ordnance Mark on Government property.