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Category Archives: French Furniture
Planter’s Chair: 2, Excavation, Seat, Continued
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
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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Tagged 19th century, barrel-back chair, chair, conservation techniques, excavation, French, Furniture Conservation, Furniture Restoration, Interim Report, MPF Conservation, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, planter's chair, Portland, Portland Oregon, process, restoration, restoration techniques, tufted back, tufted chair, tufted upholstery, turkish revival, upholstery, upholstery conservation, Upholstery Portland Oregon, upholstery restoration, Victorian
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Planter’s Chair: 3, Excavation, Back (Partial)
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 Excavation of the seat. … Continue reading →
Posted in antiques, chair, conservation techniques, decorative motifs, French Furniture, Interim Report, process, restoration techniques, upholstery
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Tagged 19th century, barrel-back chair, chair, conservation techniques, excavation, French, Furniture Conservation, Furniture Restoration, Interim Report, MPF Conservation, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, planter's chair, Portland, Portland Oregon, process, restoration, restoration techniques, tufted back, tufted chair, tufted upholstery, turkish revival, upholstery, upholstery conservation, Upholstery Portland Oregon, upholstery restoration, Victorian
French Planter’s Chair
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 →
Posted in antiques, conservation techniques, decorative motifs, French Furniture, process, restoration techniques, upholstery
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Tagged 19th century, barrel-back chair, chair, conservation techniques, French, Furniture Conservation, Furniture Restoration, MPF Conservation, Pacific Northwest, planter's chair, Portland, Portland Oregon, restoration, restoration techniques, tufted back, tufted chair, tufted upholstery, turkish revival, upholstery, upholstery conservation, Upholstery Portland Oregon, upholstery restoration, Victorian
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