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Past projects supported by the Royal Oak Foundation

The Paterson Children painting by Sir Henry Raeburn being cleaned — The Paterson Children painting from Polesden Lacey in Surrey being cleaned in The Royal Oak Foundation Conservation Studio, Knole, Kent | © National Trust Images/Megan Taylor

Find out more about the work that the multidisciplinary team have been involved in, which has been supported by funding from the Royal Oak Foundation.

Projects supported by the Royal Oak Foundation

Ham House, Surrey

The Dolphin Furniture Suite

Located in the North Drawing Room of Ham House from 1677, these chairs are carved with entwined gilded dolphins and covered in mid-17th century silk damask from France. Eleven upholstered chairs are being conserved as part of a five-year project funded by the Royal Oak Foundation.

Discover things to do and see at Ham House

A conservator works on the Dolphin armchairs from Ham House in Surrey in The Royal Oak Foundation Conservation Studio, Knole, Kent — Conservation work on the Dolphin armchairs from Ham House in Surrey in The Royal Oak Foundation Conservation Studio, Knole, Kent | © National Trust Images/Megan Taylor

Conservation cleaning of THE OPENING OF WATERLOO BRIDGE, 18 JUNE 1817 by John Constable, from Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire.

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Visiting the Royal Oak Foundation Conservation Studio

Discover what you can see and do at the unique Royal Oak Foundation Conservation Studio.

A conservator works on the Dolphin armchairs from Ham House in Surrey in The Royal Oak Foundation Conservation Studio, Knole, Kent

Our work at the Royal Oak Foundation Conservation Studio

Find out about the work of our team at the Royal Oak Foundation Conservation Studio in Kent and how we help care for a large number of objects from properties all over the country.

Someone wearing purple gloves holding a tools in both hands as they work on a piece of blue and white ceramic

See The Conservation Studio on BBC's Hidden Treasures of the National Trust

Go behind the scenes of the Royal Oak Foundation Conservation Studio in Hidden Treasures of the National Trust and watch our conservation work up close.

Conservation work on Beatrix Potter's dolls' house being filmed for the Hidden Treasures of the National Trust Series 3

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