J. Scheer & Co. - About (print)

ABOUT OUR COMPANY

J. Scheer & Co.
www.jscheer.com
Customer Service: (800) 448-7291

The entire team at J. Scheer & Co. is dedicated to the study and art of conservation cleaning and dress preservation. Our vast experience in working with museum professionals and on-going training in conservation science enables us to apply the most intellectually rigorous standards to these endeavors. Our brides are provided with a museum quality service that safely preserves one of their most cherished possessions.

Jonathan Scheer is the president of J. Scheer & Co., a firm specializing in conservation cleaning and preservation of wedding gowns, exhibition couture, and historic textiles. He 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.

Founded in 1988, the company began as a consulting firm to the textile conservation community in the area of conservation cleaning treatment applications for historic textiles. Both the Couture and Wedding Gown Preservation divisions grew as a result of referrals from museum professionals and conservators in private practice. Begun in 1995, the Wedding Gown Preservation division is now responsible for the care of several thousand dresses annually.

"I completely trust J. Scheer & Co. to restore my finest bridal gowns. They are unsurpassed in the art of gown preservation."
Carolina Herrera

Mr. Scheer is regularly asked to speak to art conservators as well as the general public on issues related to conservation cleaning methodologies and wedding gown preservation. He has spoken at the Cooper Hewitt Museum of American Design in New York on behalf of the Textile Conservation Group, and to conservators at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, N.C. He has contributed his expertise in conservation cleaning treatments to collections exhibited at the Musee des arts decoratifs at the Louvre in Paris and at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. 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 Elegant Bride, 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 is recommended by major bridal salons such as The Bridal Atelier by Mark Ingram in New York, Marina Morrison in San Francisco, and The Ultimate Bride in Chicago. J Scheer & Co. is the preferred preservationist of Saks Fifth Avenue bridal salons nationally.

J. Scheer & Co. is the recommended preservationist for renowned designers Amsale, Anne Barge, Carolina Herrera, Christos, Elizabeth Fillmore, Erisa Katsura, Mika Inatome, Monique Lhuillier, Peter Langner, Reem Acra, Yumi Katsura and Wearkstatt, Ltd.

Mr. Scheer is a guest expert in wedding gown preservation for the leading internet sites theknot.com and weddingchannel.com. He is a member of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, the Costume Society of America, the International Fabricare Institute, Fashion Group International, and The Association of Bridal Consultants.