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French Walnut Country Buffet, 2, Excavation
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
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French Walnut Country Buffet, 1, Assessment
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
Posted in antiques, conservation techniques, French Furniture, Interim Report, pest infestation, preservation, process, reparation, restoration techniques, wooden objects
Tagged #circa17thcentury, #frenchbuffet, #frenchcabinet, #frenchcountry, #frenchfurniture, #mpfconservation, #nwportland, #objectconservation, #objectconservator, #pacificnorthwest, #portlandoregon, #walnut, #woodenobjectconservation, #woodworking, Buffet, escutcheon, object conservation, wooden object conservation
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Deadlines: A Re-post from Kate’s Art Site
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
Sketching to Communicate with Clients
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
Posted in antiques, decorative motifs, French Furniture, textiles, upholstery
Tagged #clientsketches, #frenchfurniture, #pillows, #portlandoregon, #seamstress, #traditionalupholstery, #upholsterypacificnorthwest, #UpholsteryPortlandOregon, client sketches, conservation, passementerie, Portland Oregon, tailor, traditional upholstery, Upholstery Portland Oregon
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