Tag Archives: 19th century

Planter’s Chair: 8 Showcover

Posted on November 15, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

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 D. Katie Powell

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 D. Katie Powell

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Planter’s Chair: 5, Buildup, Seat

Posted on November 1, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

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 →

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Planter’s Chair: 4, Reparation and Finish Work

Posted on October 29, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

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 →

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Planter’s Chair: 3, Excavation, Back (Partial)

Posted on August 17, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

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 →

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

Posted on June 23, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

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 D. Katie Powell

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 D. Katie Powell

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 | 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 | 2 Comments

Lianne’s Linen Sampler Ca 1806

Posted on June 4, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

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

W is for Windsor: A-to-Z Challenge

Posted on April 26, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

One of my favorite chairs, this often overlooked Windsors may have originated in Wales, Ireland and England, where wheelwrights creating chairs as they made wheel spokes, which were chairs using compression tension joints, with no hide glue holding the spokes … Continue reading →

Posted in antiques, chair, decorative motifs, history, painted furniture, shellac, wooden objects | Tagged 17th century, 18th century, 19th century, Mid-Century Modern, modern, windsor chair | 4 Comments

Process: Tapestry Conservation, Correcting Previous Repairs

Posted on June 19, 2013 by D. Katie Powell

by DKP I love needlework, and repairing problematic tapestries. It is a meditation, hundreds of small stitches, and these days as I work I listen to Craig Johnson (Longmire Mysteries) or Pema Chodron (Buddhism) Jacqueline Winspear (Maisie Dobbs) or … Continue reading →

Posted in antiques, conservation techniques, preservation, process, restoration techniques, textiles, traditional varnishes | Tagged 19th century, French, Tapestry, Tapestry conservation, Tapestry preservation, Tapestry restoration, Textile conservation | Leave a comment

East Lake Sofa-Bed Upholstery #2B: Repair

Posted on May 17, 2013 by D. Katie Powell

by DKP This is the third post in a series on this project. This post continues from the previous post: East Lake Sofa-Bed Upholstery #2A: Repair. To begin at the beginning return to Eastlake Sofa-Bed Upholstery Conservation #1: Excavation. The front … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation techniques | Tagged 19th century, A. Hansen 1878 Chicago, arts and crafts, convertible sofa, East Lake, Eastlake, Furniture Conservation, Furniture Restoration, Sofa-bed, Sofabed, Upholstery Portland Oregon, Victorian furniture | Leave a comment

East Lake Sofa-Bed Upholstery #2A: Repair

Posted on May 15, 2013 by MPFConservation

by DKP We had the opportunity to conserve a wonderful Eastlake style sofa-bed by A. Hansen Co., Chicago, Ill. Our clients have restored a wonderful Victorian in NE Portland, and this sofa-bed will grace her office. This is the second … Continue reading →

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Eastlake Sofa-Bed Upholstery Conservation #1: Excavation

Posted on April 29, 2013 by MPFConservation

Posted in conservation techniques, Interim Report, mold, restoration techniques, upholstery | Tagged 19th century, A. Hansen 1878 Chicago, American, Art Nouveau, arts and crafts, Chicago, convertible sofa, East Lake, Eastlake, fold-out couch, Furniture Conservation, Furniture Restoration, middle class, parlor furniture, sleeper, Sofa-bed, Sofabed, Upholstery Portland Oregon, Victorian furniture | 4 Comments

Tag Archives: 19th century

Planter’s Chair: 8 Showcover

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

Planter’s Chair: 6, Excavation, Back

Planter’s Chair: 5, Buildup, Seat

Planter’s Chair: 4, Reparation and Finish Work

Planter’s Chair: 3, Excavation, Back (Partial)

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

Planter’s Chair: 1, Excavation, Seat

French Planter’s Chair

Lianne’s Linen Sampler Ca 1806

W is for Windsor: A-to-Z Challenge

Process: Tapestry Conservation, Correcting Previous Repairs

East Lake Sofa-Bed Upholstery #2B: Repair

East Lake Sofa-Bed Upholstery #2A: Repair

Eastlake Sofa-Bed Upholstery Conservation #1: Excavation

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