Abstract
An organ case from Lincoln, England, designed by the architect Temple Moore in 1907 was examined during conservation work using Raman spectroscopy in order to analyze the decorative paint composition. Samples from the six principal colours were extracted and examined using a Bruker Senterra R200-L spectrometer. The results are the first known formal analysis of a painted scheme by this architect, and they reveal a mixture of commonly used pigments for the period and the unexpected use of simpler, earth pigments, along with an unusual admixture in the red, along with an organic additive. The findings are of importance to both the conservation of Temple Moore’s artwork, in understanding the experimentation used in early twentieth-century England, and in furthering our knowledge of ecclesiastical decorative artwork of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Highlights
In 1906 the Gothic Revival architect Temple Lushington Moore was commissioned to construct the chapel of the Bishop’s Hostel in Lincoln, England, by Canon John du Buisson, who paid for the work in its entirety in the sum of £4640 [1] (p. 248)
The interior contained a wooden west screen, gallery, and an organ case (Figure 1), all created by Moore in typical Gothic Revival manner, and it is known that he took a particular interest in the design of organs and their cases, working widely with Arthur Hill, who was associated with Will
The contractor is known to have been Fisher Brothers of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, and the “decoration” was by John Thomas of York, but it is unclear what was meant by “decoration” in the documents it almost certainly refers to the physical painting of the interior, including the organ case, to Moore’s designs [4] (p. 202)
Summary
In 1906 the Gothic Revival architect Temple Lushington Moore was commissioned to construct the chapel of the Bishop’s Hostel in Lincoln, England, by Canon John du Buisson, who paid for the work in its entirety in the sum of £4640 [1] (p. 248). The interior contained a wooden west screen, gallery, and an organ case (Figure 1), all created by Moore in typical Gothic Revival manner, and it is known that he took a particular interest in the design of organs and their cases, working widely with Arthur Hill, who was associated with Will. Heritage 2020, 3, 1148–1161; doi:10.3390/heritage3040064 www.mdpi.com/journal/heritage until it left in 2009 It became the Lincoln School of Theology for a short period before becoming redundant, it was retained as it is a listed building and protected. At the same time the parish church of St Wilfrid at Kelham in Nottinghamshire was seeking a new organ as its existing instrument had become uneconomic to repair, and shortly after the former Lincoln Theological College was sold it purchased the organ complete with original
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