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SPANISH RED MASON MONTEREY A-FRAME
Note: We are adding older projects and updating (recreating) some which were previously posted because they were written at a time when tags and other web-based items were not offered on WordPress. This is one of them, and the older … Continue reading
Posted in antiques, conservation techniques, decorative motifs, history, Interim Report, painted furniture, painted objects, preservation, reparation, restoration techniques, upholstery, wooden objects
Tagged #antiquefurniture, #californiafurniture, #conservationtechniques, #finishconservation, #finishrestoration, #frankmason, #horseshoe, #juandurantinoco, #juantinoco, #masonmonterey, #montereyfurniture, #originalfinish, #pacificnorthwest, #paintedfurniture, #portlandoregon, #ranchocalifornia, #restorationteachniques, #spanishred, #strawivory, #westernfurniture
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The Repair of Mary’s Antique Log Cabin Quilt
MPF Conservation recently had the pleasure of repairing a beautiful antique quilt in the Log Cabin pattern. “Log cabin quilts have a rich tradition in America going back to the mid-1800’s and, according to Karen Griska, carried special symbolism – ‘A … Continue reading
Posted in antiques, conservation techniques, Interim Report, process, reparation, restoration techniques, textiles
Tagged #antiquequiltrepair, #antiquequilts, #conservationtechniques, #eighteenthcentury, #fabricscraps, #hand-sewn, #handsewn, #handstitched, #logcabinquilt, #mpfconservation, #needlework, #nineteenthcentury, #nwportland, #pacificnorthwest, #portlandoregon, #quilt, #quiltconservation, #quiltrepair, #quiltrestoration, #repairquilt, #textileconservation, #textilepreservation, #textilerestoration, #traditionalneedlework, #visiblemending
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Conservation of Mason Monterey Tinoco Bedside Stand
We conserved and restored a Mason Monterey side table with the charming, humorous and valuable Juan Tinoco horses on the drawer front. Our client’s budget determined our scope of work. The table top was warped, lifting on both sides from … Continue reading
Posted in antiques, art, conservation techniques, decorative motifs, Interim Report, mold, painted furniture, preservation, process, reparation, restoration techniques, wooden objects
Tagged #bedsidetable, #conservationtechniques, #finishconservation, #finishrestoration, #frankmason, #juandurantinoco, #juantinoco, #leatherhandles, #masonmonterey, #montereyfurniture, #restorationteachniques, #smokeyivory, #smokeymaple, conservation, horses, restoration
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M is for McLoughlin’s Melodeon: A-to-Z Challenge
John McLoughlin was the Father of Oregon, and his history is celebrated at the McLoughlin House in Oregon City. We conserved the Prince & Co. Melodeon he gave to his granddaughter, part of a larger collection housed at his home, … Continue reading
Posted in antiques, conservation techniques, house museums, preservation, restoration techniques, shellac, traditional varnishes, wooden objects
Tagged #columbiariver, #conservationtechniques, #drfrasertolmie, #fatheroforegon, #giltbutterflies, #johnmcloughlin, #lacquercabinet, #margueritemcloughlin, #mcloughlinhouse, #melodeon, #musicalinstrument, #nps, #oregonhistory, #pacificnorthwest, #portlandoregon, #prince&comelodeon, #prince&company, #sewingcabinet, #woodenobjectconservation, piano
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Marguerite McLoughlin’s Sewing Cabinet Speaks
Marguerite Wadin McKay McLoughlin was John McLoughlin’s second wife. She was born in 1775 in St. Lawrence, Quebec, to Jean Etienne Wadin and Marie Deguire, a French-Indian mix. She was the widow of Alexander McKay, a member of the Astor party, who died in … Continue reading
Posted in conservation techniques, Lacquer, musings
Tagged #butterfly, #columbiariver, #conservationtechniques, #drfrasertolmie, #fatheroforegon, #giltbutterflies, #johnmcloughlin, #lacquercabinet, #margueritemcloughlin, #mcloughlinhouse, #nps, #oregonhistory, #pacificnorthwest, #portlandoregon, #sewingcabinet, #woodenobjectconservation
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Beaver Washstand for the McLoughlin House
©MPF Conservation. May be printed for your own use. May be reposted if our url+copyright is used as reference. MPFC recently completed treatment of a washstand for the Mcloughlin House in Oregon City which came from the first steamship to sail … Continue reading
Posted in American Furniture, antiques, cabinet, chest of drawers, conservation techniques, Interim Report, preservation, traditional varnishes, wooden objects
Tagged #columbiariver, #conservationtechniques, #drfrasertolmie, #fatheroforegon, #johnmcloughlin, #mcloughlinhouse, #nps, #oregonhistory, #pacificnorthwest, #portlandoregon, #washstond, #woodenobjectconservation
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