Stories

Members of the Knole Conservation team pick their favorite items in the collection

My name is Wolf Burchard and I joined the Trust about six weeks ago to help with the Furniture Research Project, which is co-funded by the Royal Oak Foundation and the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. My job is twofold: I assist Christopher Rowell, the Trust’s National Specialist on Furniture, with the research for his forthcoming book Furniture in National Trust Houses to be published with Yale University Press. While doing so, I am also helping the Head of Collection Management Philip Claris and his team with the updating of the Trust’s newly launched online catalogue with regards to around 57,000 pieces of furniture.

The National Trust’s Curator of Furniture on the importance of Royal Oak’s support and the exciting new opportunities presented by our 2015 National Trust Appeal.