Jonathan Scheer Email & Phone Number

J. Scheer & Co. is a firm specializing in conservation cleaning and preservation of wedding gowns, exhibition couture, and historic textiles. Jonathan Scheer, President and CEO, has studied conservation science and care of museum collections at the Smithsonian Institution’s Conservation Analytical Laboratory, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Campbell Center for Historic Preservation. Mr. Scheer is a guest lecturer at the Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University. He co-authored a paper on conservation cleaning treatments with Kathleen Kiefer, Visiting Textile Conservator at the Peabody Museum at Harvard University, which was presented at the North American Textile Conservation Conference in March of 2000 and published in the conference journal. In addition to being highlighted in Martha Stewart Weddings, Harper’s Bazaar, and New York Magazine, J. Scheer & Co.’s work has been featured in segments on wedding gown preservation on Martha Stewart Living Television and NBC’s Today Show.J. Scheer & Co. serves as conservation cleaning consultant to the Tapestry Conservation Laboratory at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York and has partnered with The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of the City of New York to perform conservation cleaning treatments for garments in their collections. The firm is recommended by independent couture bridal salons nationally, including Mark Ingram Bridal Atelier in New York, Warren Barron in Dallas, and Carine’s Bridal Atelier in Washington, D.C.J. Scheer & Co. is the recommended preservationist for renowned designers Amsale, Anne Barge, Elizabeth Fillmore, Galia Lahav, Oscar de la Renta, Ines di Santo, Monique Lhuillier, Reem Acra, Vera Wang and Mira Zwillinger.Specialties: cleaning and restoration of museum textiles and private client ceremonial couture.

Listed skills include Textiles, Luxury Goods, Fashion, Styling, and 18 others.

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  J. Scheer & Co.

  Jan 1996 - Present - United States