Syon House, London

The two-day conference was organised in collaboration with the Georgian Group.

This examined Robert Adam painted interiors and how they are presented. It took place in the magnificent Syon House, the London home of the Dukes of Northumberland famous for its Adam interiors.

Programme
7 November 1997
Paint Materials & Technology
-Plaster Substrates in the Eighteenth Century, Richard Ireland
-Eighteenth-century Distempers and Oilpaints, Peter Hood
-Eighteenth-century Pigments, Patrick Baty
-A Practical Demonstration of the Manufacture and Application of Paint,
John Nevin & Paul Humphreys
-Recent Use of Tradtional Distempers and Lead-based Oilpaints, Dr Ian Bristow

8 November 1997
The Redecoration of Adam Interiors
-Historical Background, Prof. Alistair Rowan
-Syon House, Richard Pailthorpe
-Adam Revivals, Ian Gow
-Robert Adam in the Hands of John Fowler, Peter Hood
-Historical Research on Adam Interiors, Eileen Harris
-Osterley House, Anthea Palmer &Tina Sitwell
(Guided tour of Syon House)
-The Lansdowne House Drawing Room in
the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Marigene Butler
-The Drum, No.8 Queen Street, Edinburgh, James Simpson
-The Entrance Hall, Kenwood House, Helen Hughes
-The Worth of Robert Adam’s Drawings, Dr Ian Bristow