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Welcome to D.U.C.T Tape! You might be wondering how we decided on the name, it’s quite simple really; D.U.C.T stands for Durham University Conservation Team. However, there’s also a bit of a joke surrounding duct tape.

Our second year student Christy is on placement at The Mariners Museum and Park in Virginia, USA and has been working on a research project involving the condition assessment and potential treatment options for the Princess Carolina timbers, which are currently deteriorating due to acid formation. She has written a blog post for The Mariners […]

Object The object is a commemorative mug with the image of Field Marshall Lord Roberts on the front and ‘For Queen and Empire’ on the reverse. There are a number of similar ceramic mugs and cups with other military commanders on the front. They appear to be commemorating wars from the 19th and 20th centuries. […]

Object The object is a Crown Devon teapot of an ivory blush colour, from the Beamish Museum collections. The teapot sports the Crown Devon Wick pattern, indicated by the number 0992 on the base, (the regulation number for the design is 648631). The stamp and pattern indicate that the date of this teapot is between […]

Object The object is a wooden barrel top consisting of  five main staves, which was uncovered during excavations of Holyrood Road in Edinburgh in preparation for new student accomodation being built. The site occupied what were once the medieval backlands of the south-west corner of the historic burgh of Canongate; the burgh got its name […]

Object The object is a katar weapon from the Oriental Museum collections. The katar is a type of push dagger from the Indian subcontinent. The weapon is characterized by its H-shaped horizontal hand grip which results in the blade sitting above the user’s knuckles. Ceremonial katars were also used in worship. Typically, katars were used […]