In October 2026, ThinkSee3D’s Steven Dey and new employee Dr Emily Swaby completed their latest project in collaboration with The British Museum. The project involved 3D scanning and physically reproducing three square plaster casts depicting details from The Bayeux Tapestry. These historic casts were originally created by Charles Alfred Stothard in 1816 from wax impressions of the tapestry and subsequently hand-painted in colour.
The first cast depicts King Harold II enthroned at his coronation (Scene 30); the second cast depicts William of Normandy seated while receiving a messenger (Scene 46); and the third cast depicts William of Normandy giving arms and armourto Harold (Scene 47).
ThinkSee3D’s replicas have been created for The British Museum’s Spotlight Loan, Bayeux Around Britain: casting a masterpiece, which accompanies the Museum’s historic loan of the Bayeux Tapestry from France. Stothard’s original hand-painted plaster casts will go on display at Hastings Museum & Art Gallery before touring to Norwich Castle Museum and four other venues around the UK. ThinkSee3D’s modern replicas will accompany Stothard’s historic casts throughout the tour, offering visitors a unique, hands-on opportunity to explore the intricate details of The Bayeux Tapestry.
Thanks to our high-resolution 3D scanning and reproduction techniques, audiences can explore the intricate details, texture and form of the embroidery in a way that would not otherwise be possible, bringing them closer to this remarkable piece of cultural heritage. Made using the same materials as Stothard’s original casts, our modern replicas have been finished with a carefully selected colour palette that is sympathetic to both the historic reproductions and The Bayeux Tapestry itself.
New ThinkSee3D replicas copying the 1812 replicas (from the British Museum) of three portraits from the Bayeux Tapestry