Information about a conference at the Museum of London in memory of Geoff Egan

1. Geoff Egan Memorial Conference, 10 March 2012
Heavy Metal and Dirty Deeds: Buttons, Hooks & Other
Dress Accessories
Joint Meeting of The Medieval Dress & Textile Society and The Finds
Research Group
Weston Theatre, Museum of London, 150 London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN
10.00 Registration. The Museum doors open at 10am
10.30 Welcome – John Cherry
10.45 Dr Michael Lewis, Portable Antiquities Scheme – ‘Geoff, you missed this!: medieval
and post-medieval highlights of the Portable Antiquities Scheme in 2011’
11.15 Hazel Forsyth, Museum of London – ‘Keeping up appearances: a few finds from the
foreshore’
11.45 Discussion
12.00 Tea & Coffee (included). Clore Learning Centre Activity Space (upstairs from theatre)
From 12 until 2pm there will be tables in the Activity Space
• Tudor dress accessories handling with Jenny Tiramani (MEDATS)
• Archaeological artefacts from recent medieval waterfront excavations with Beth Richardson
(MOLA)
• Society of Thames Mudlarks finds from the foreshore with Ian Smith and Andy Johannsen
• Books for sale from Maney, Museum of London, Museum of London Archaeology, Finds
Research Group and Brian Read
12.30 Lunch (not provided) – There is currently an exhibition on Dickens and London.
Advance or morning booking of tickets is strongly recommended as it is very popular.
14.00 Frances Pritchard, Whitworth Art Gallery – 'Silk hairnets, chaplets and related mounts
in the 13th and 14th centuries'
14.30 Dr Annemarieke Willemsen, Dutch National Museum of Antiquities, Leiden – 'Late
medieval bling: cheap metal decoration on leather belts and purses'
15.00 Discussion
15.15 Tea & Coffee (included). Clore Learning Centre Activity Space
15.45 Dr. Eleanor Standley, Ashmolean Museum – title to be confirmed
16.15 Julian Bowsher, Museum of London Archaeology – ‘Preening at the playhouses: finds
from the Theatre, Rose and Globe sites’
16.45 Discussion
The conference will cost £20 for members of MEDATS or the FRG, £25 for non-members and £15 for
students. Further details and how to book are available on the MEDATS website:
http://www.medats.org.uk or please send a cheque/postal order made payable to "The Medieval Dress

2. and Textile Society" and a stamped addressed envelope to the Ticketing Secretary, Bushy Westfallen,
146 Tilson House,Tilson Gardens, London SW2 4NA or email bushy.frocks@btopenworld.com