Category Archives: conservation techniques

Planter’s Chair: 2, Excavation, Seat, Continued

Posted on June 23, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

We are properly conserving a French-made Planter’s Chair, circa 1860. (You can begin here, if you like.) We’ll follow the chair through excavation to the new show-cover. We left off in the last posting with the seat partially excavated. Removing … Continue reading →

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Planter’s Chair: 1, Excavation, Seat

Posted on June 19, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

We are properly conserving a French-made Planter’s Chair, circa 1860. We’ll follow the chair through excavation to the new show-cover. An overview of the process, from one vantage point, below. We begin with excavation. Excavation is the discovery process, and … Continue reading →

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French Planter’s Chair

Posted on June 16, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

We are properly conserving a French-made Planter’s Chair, circa 1860, belonging to a Portland preservationist. Hand carved persimmon wood, European Beechwood frame, original innards, unmolested finish. We’ll follow the chair in detail through excavation to the new show-cover. We will … Continue reading →

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All Hide Glues are NOT Equal

Posted on June 13, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

Not all commercial hide glues are equal. We want to make sure you are using the good stuff, even for a temporary repair you may want to make on your own furniture. Also, a furniture repair person may say they … Continue reading →

Posted in antiques, CAUTIONS, conservation techniques, preservation, reparation, restoration techniques, wooden objects | Tagged hide glue, traditional wodworking, woden object conservation | 4 Comments

Lianne’s Linen Sampler Ca 1806

Posted on June 4, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

Lianne’s Great-great-great-GREAT grandmother, Hannah Epes, completed this sampler on June 26th, 1806, when she was 10 years old. It came to us in the sweet old handkerchief box her grandmother kept it in, above, a keepsake. I like hearing the … Continue reading →

Posted in antiques, conservation techniques, preservation, textiles | Tagged 19th century, embroidery, linen sampler, Oregon, Portland, Portland Oregon, sampler, Textile conservation, textile conservator, washing textiles | Leave a comment

Texaco Fire Chief Gasoline Banner

Posted on June 2, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

Growing up in Southern California, the home of the automobile, I remember fondly this emblem as a kid! The Texaco Fire Chief Banner was in excellent condition, but dirty and creased. The back appeared to have been dropped into dirt, … Continue reading →

Posted in art, conservation techniques, Interim Report, preservation, process, restoration techniques, textiles | Tagged banner, conservation techniques, gas station, gasoline banner, Interim Report, MPF Conservation, process, restoration, restoration techniques, Texaco Fire Chief, Textile conservation, washing textiles | 2 Comments

A little girl cuts doll hair and many years later…

Posted on June 1, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

They were found in a child’s coffin in an antique store in New Orleans! They traveled to Oregon; their new owner wanted them treated properly… The dolls have porcelain heads, arms and legs; Rhett had a broken leg that was … Continue reading →