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Process: Gustav Stickley Ladderback Chair Upholstery, 2 Show Cover

Posted on August 21, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

Continuing from the Gustav Stickley Ladderback Chair Upholstery, 1 Buildup post, (Or to begin at the beginning go here.) Buildup is complete, and we are ready to prepare the Show Cover of 4-5 oz. vegetable tanned strapping leather. Above, the … Continue reading →

Posted in antiques, chair, Interim Report, preservation, reparation, restoration techniques, upholstery, wooden objects | Tagged 1910, antiques, arts and crafts, chair, conservation techniques, dye, Furniture Conservation, Furniture Restoration, Gustav Stickley, Interim Report, Ladderback Arm Chair, leather, MPF Conservation, Pacific Northwest, Portland, process, reparation, restoration techniques, show cover, strapping leather, traditional varnishes, upholstery, Upholstery Portland Oregon, waxes, wooden objects and tagged 1900 | 1 Comment

Process: Gustav Stickley Ladderback Chair Upholstery, 1 Buildup

Posted on August 21, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

Continuing from the Gustav Stickley Ladderback Chair Finish post, (Or to begin at the beginning go here.) The frame is repaired and the finish conserved; Buildup begins! Stickley chairs do not have dustcovers, and so the underside of the canvas … Continue reading →

Posted in antiques, chair, conservation techniques, Interim Report, preservation, process, reparation, restoration techniques, upholstery | Tagged 1910, antiques, arts and crafts, chair, conservation techniques, Furniture Conservation, Furniture Restoration, Gustav Stickley, Interim Report, Ladderback Arm Chair, MPF Conservation, Pacific Northwest, Portland, preservation, process, reparation, restoration techniques, traditional varnishes, upholstery, Upholstery Portland Oregon, wooden objects | 2 Comments

Process: Gustav Stickley Ladderback Chair Finish

Posted on July 31, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

Continuing from the Reparation of the Gustav Stickley Ladderback Armchair (Or to begin at the beginning go here.) We began our finish with a quick review of the chair with the repairs completed, above. The chairs were covered with radial … Continue reading →

Posted in antiques, chair, conservation techniques, Interim Report, pigments, process, restoration techniques, traditional varnishes, waxes, wooden objects | Tagged 1910, antiques, arts and crafts, chair, conservation techniques, Furniture Conservation, Furniture Restoration, Gustav Stickley, Interim Report, Ladderback Arm Chair, MPF Conservation, Pacific Northwest, Portland, process, reparation, restoration techniques, traditional varnishes, upholstery, Upholstery Portland Oregon, waxes, wooden objects and tagged 1900 | 2 Comments

Process: Gustav Stickley Ladderback Chair Frame Repair

Posted on July 31, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

Continuing from the Excavation of the Gustav Stickley Ladderback Armchair (Or to begin at the beginning go here.) Reparation of the frame begins with more disassembly, on an as-needed basis for each chair. Corner blocks are removed, labeled, and screws … Continue reading →

Posted in antiques, chair, conservation techniques, Interim Report, preservation, process, reparation, restoration techniques, wooden objects | Tagged 1910, antiques, arts and crafts, chair, conservation techniques, Furniture Conservation, Furniture Restoration, Gustav Stickley, Interim Report, Ladderback Arm Chair, MPF Conservation, Pacific Northwest, Portland, process, reparation, restoration techniques, traditional varnishes, upholstery, Upholstery Portland Oregon, waxes, wooden objects and tagged 1900 | 2 Comments

Process: Gustav Stickley Ladderback Chair Excavation

Posted on July 28, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

We are continuing on in our process on the Gustav Stickley Ladderback Armchair. Chair before disassembly. To disassemble or excavate the upholstery we begin with the historic decorative nails. Mitchell created a handy hand-tool for getting under the historic nails … Continue reading →

Posted in antiques, chair, conservation techniques, Interim Report, preservation, tools, upholstery, wooden objects | Tagged 1910, antiques, arts and crafts, chair, conservation techniques, Furniture Conservation, Furniture Restoration, Gustav Stickley, Interim Report, Ladderback Arm Chair, MPF Conservation, Pacific Northwest, Portland, process, reparation, restoration techniques, traditional varnishes, upholstery, Upholstery Portland Oregon, waxes, wooden objects and tagged 1900 | 2 Comments

Process: Gustav Stickley Ladderback Chair Assessment

Posted on July 27, 2015 by dkatiepowellart

We’ve not chronicled a project for a long time and these original Gustav Stickley circa 1900-1910 Ladderbacks are so lovely (and often poorly conserved and restored) that it is a good way to begin again! We will chronicle our process … Continue reading →

Posted in antiques, chair, conservation techniques, Interim Report, process, reparation, restoration techniques, traditional varnishes, upholstery, waxes, wooden objects | Tagged 1900, 1910, arts and crafts, Furniture Conservation, Furniture Restoration, Gustav Stickley, Ladderback Arm Chair, MPF Conservation, Pacific Northwest, Portland, Upholstery Portland Oregon | 5 Comments

Our Antique Burro Chair, Monterey Style

Posted on December 9, 2014 by dkatiepowellart

This gallery contains 17 photos.

Originally posted on D.Katie Powell Art:
I started out to do a little post on painting one of our chairs. Then I realized I was posting about a chair I had also painted — so figured I should post…

Gallery | Tagged Mason Monterey

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