Planter’s Chair Conservation
Chest Conservation
Lollipop Chair Conservation
C.W. Parker Portland Horse
Erzulie Danthor Drapo Preservation
Deco Upholstery Conservation
Tag Archives: #parkerpony
The Mystery of the Metal Patches
We’ve inherited a box of old badly damaged pony legs with butted joinery which have been clad in copper and tin sheeting. The tacking lines along the leading edges of the butt joinery are so badly damaged by the tacking … Continue reading
Posted in antiques, conservation techniques, Interim Report, painted furniture, painted objects, preservation, process, reparation, restoration techniques, wooden objects
Tagged #antiquecarousels, #assessment, #carouselhorses, #cwparker, #cwparkercarousel, #historiccarousels, #horse, #jantzenbeachcarousel, #jumper, #mpfconservation, #nwportland, #objectconservation, #paintedobjects, #parkercarousel, #parkerpony, #polychromeobjects, #portlandoregon, #restoreoregon, #waterriverspirit, #woodenobjectconservation, C.W.Parker carousel, carousel, horses, Jantzen Beach Carousel, object conservation, painted objects, polychrome, restoration, Restore Oregon, wooden object conservation
8 Comments
Horseshoe Mystery!
The subtlety of the carving detail on the legs of the carousel horses is extraordinary! Parker has cleverly placed his identifying mark, “C.W.Parker, Leavenworth, Kan,” on the bottom of most horseshoes, such as these on the extra-large horse, Terri, above. … Continue reading
Posted in antiques, conservation techniques, painted objects, preservation, wooden objects
Tagged #antiquecarousels, #assessment, #carouselhorses, #cwparker, #cwparkercarousel, #historiccarousels, #horse, #jantzenbeachcarousel, #jumper, #mpfconservation, #nwportland, #objectconservation, #paintedobjects, #parkercarousel, #parkerpony, #polychromeobjects, #portlandoregon, #restoreoregon, #waterriverspirit, #woodenobjectconservation #lion, C.W.Parker carousel, carousel, horses, Jantzen Beach Carousel, object conservation, painted objects, polychrome, restoration, Restore Oregon, wooden object conservation
8 Comments
JBC: Virtual Sketching!
Carousel horses have always delighted, even in the midst of virtual games and E-ticket rides; most of us don’t stop and look at them, but are seduced by the Wurlitzer calling to us, and the color and the action and … Continue reading
Posted in antiques, art, decorative motifs, musings, News, painted objects, wooden objects
Tagged #americanbeautyrose, #antiquecarousels, #carouselhorses, #cherub, #cwparker, #cwparkercarousel, #historiccarousels, #horse, #jantzenbeachcarousel, #jumper, #lilliebelle, #lilybelle, #nativeamerican, #nwportland, #objectconservation, #paintedobjects, #parkercarousel, #parkerpony, #patriotic, #peekaboo, #peekaboohorse, #peekaboomane, #polychromeobjects, #portlandoregon, #stargazer, #waterriverspirit, #woodenobjectconservation #lion, C.W.Parker carousel, carousel, horses, Jantzen Beach Carousel, object conservation, painted objects, polychrome, restoration, wooden object conservation
Leave a comment
Parker Ponies
People don’t realize how tiny the Parker ponies are; I can just about carry one under my arm! I found a good way to show you… Letting the studio cats in for a visit with Pinto Pony (he’s got the … Continue reading
Posted in antiques, art, conservation techniques, decorative motifs, Interim Report, painted objects, preservation, process, reparation, restoration techniques, wooden objects
Tagged #carouselhorses, #hornsaddle, #jantzenbeachcarousel, #mpfconservation, #nwportland, #objectconservation, #parkercarousel, #parkerpony, #pintopony, #polychromeobjects, #portlandoregon, #restoreoregon, #whitehorse, carousel, horses, Jantzen Beach Carousel, object conservation, painted objects, polychrome, reparation, restoration, Restore Oregon, wooden object conservation
3 Comments
