Category Archives: French Furniture

French Walnut Country Buffet, 2, Excavation

Posted on July 27, 2020 by MPFConservation

FRENCH WALNUT COUNTY BUFFET Follow along with our interim report for our client’s French Walnut Country Buffet: Previously, we began with Assessment… Our “before” images are our reference documents! EXCAVATION We removed the doors, and then the top of the … Continue reading →

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French Walnut Country Buffet, 1, Assessment

Posted on July 25, 2020 by MPFConservation

FRENCH WALNUT COUNTY BUFFET Our client’s French Walnut Country Buffet was created in the mid to late 17th century. The finish, likely original, has not been tampered with any modern finish materials… It has a lovely patina that we will … Continue reading →

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Deadlines: A Re-post from Kate’s Art Site

Posted on January 25, 2019 by dkatiepowellart

Kate has a site where she posts about her art journaling. Of course, our work is often a subject… This is from her post at dkatiepowellart. Deadlines are stressful, and partly it is because of my age; I am simply … Continue reading →

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A Folding Journal of an MPFC Project

Posted on September 12, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Guest post from Kate’s Art Blog, dkatiepowellart. I don’t enter many competitions, but the Sketching Work competition for the Centre for Transformative Work Design out of Perth AU was easy for me as I sketch our lives and work quite … Continue reading →

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Sketching to Communicate with Clients

Posted on May 23, 2018 by dkatiepowellart

Does anyone create lovely sketches for their clients anymore? We often create amazing decorative pillows to accompany a conserved item. Kate created design sketches from images and samples, so that we could better talk with our client about ideas for … Continue reading →

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Planter’s Chair: 8 Showcover

Posted on November 15, 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 upholstery buildup of the inside … Continue reading →

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Planter’s Chair: 7, Buildup, Tufted Back and Seat

Posted on November 13, 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 inside back excavation. The inside … Continue reading →

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Planter’s Chair: 6, Excavation, Back

Posted on November 10, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

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Planter’s Chair: 5, Buildup, Seat

Posted on November 1, 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 frame and finish conservation. Mitchell … Continue reading →