Tag Archives: excavation

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 →

Posted in antiques, conservation techniques, French Furniture, Interim Report, pest infestation, preservation, process, reparation, restoration techniques, wooden objects | Tagged #circa17thcentury, #disassembly, #frenchbuffet, #frenchcabinet, #frenchcountry, #frenchfurniture, #mpfconservation, #nwportland, #objectconservation, #objectconservator, #pacificnorthwest, #portlandoregon, #slidingdovetailed, #traditionalwoodworking, #walnut, #woodenobjectconservation, #woodworking, Buffet, escutcheon, excavation, object conservation, wooden object conservation | 1 Comment

Louis XIV Revival Fauteuil, Excavation and Patterns

Posted on May 14, 2020 by dkatiepowellart

Our client’s Louis XIV Revival Fauteuil from the nineteenth century came in for treatment of the textile (gentle cleaning, and stabilizing from the back), conservation of original finish, and conservation of the upholstery buildup (innards). Before treatment images above, though … Continue reading →

Posted in antiques, art, chair, conservation techniques, decorative motifs, Interim Report, preservation, process, reparation, restoration techniques, textiles, upholstery, wooden objects | Tagged #chairrestoration, #fauteuilconservation, #fauteuilrestoration, #finishconservation, #finishrestoration, #mpfconservation, #nwportland, #objectconservation, #objectconservator, #pacificnorthwest, #portlandoregon, #textileconservation, #textilerestoration, #upholsterypacificnorthwest, #upholsteryrestoration, #woodenobjectconservation, excavation, wooden object conservation | 2 Comments

Planter’s Chair: 6, Excavation, Back

Posted on November 10, 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 Buildup of the Seat. … Continue reading →

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Planter’s Chair: 4, Reparation and Finish Work

Posted on October 29, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

Posted in antiques, chair, conservation techniques, decorative motifs, French Furniture, process, restoration techniques, upholstery | Tagged #barrelbackchair, #framereparation, #furnitureconservation, #objectconservation, #pacificnorthwest, #portlandoregon, #tuftedback, #turkishrevival, #upholsteryconservation, #UpholsteryPortlandOregon, #upholsteryrestoration, 19th century, barrel-back chair, chair, conservation, 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 | 3 Comments

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

Posted on August 17, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

Posted in antiques, chair, conservation techniques, decorative motifs, French Furniture, Interim Report, process, restoration techniques, upholstery | 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 | Leave a comment

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

Posted on June 23, 2017 by dkatiepowellart

Posted in antiques, conservation techniques, decorative motifs, French Furniture, Interim Report, preservation, process, restoration techniques, upholstery | Tagged 19th century, barrel-back chair, chair, conservation, conservation techniques, excavation, French, Furniture Conservation, Furniture Restoration, Interim Report, MPF Conservation, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, planter's chair, Portland, Portland Oregon, preservation, process, restoration, restoration techniques, tufted back, tufted chair, tufted upholstery, turkish revival, upholstery, upholstery conservation, Upholstery Portland Oregon, upholstery restoration, Victorian | 3 Comments

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 →