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Restoration of a Floral Needlepoint Seat ca 1900
The needlepoint seat we restored was part of a larger restoration/conservation project of a historic Mason and Hamlin Melodeon, ca 1866, shown above during assessment, and the small brass and glass claw foot spool turned Piano Stool which accompanied it, … Continue reading
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Tagged #appleton, #appletonbrosltd, #design, #melodeon, #mpfconservation, #needlepointrepair, #needlework, #nwportland, #pacificnorthwest, #pianostool, #portlandoregon, #textileconservation, #textilepreservation, #textilerestoration, #traditionalneedlework, #visiblemending, #wool, repair, reparation
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Oregon State Capitol Textiles
MPF Conservation conserved several textiles for the State of Oregon, intended to be displayed in the Capitol building; Megan Atiyeh was our contact. For more information on art shown in the Oregon State Capitol Collection, see the short booklet by … Continue reading
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Washington State Flag
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY! Just in time for the 4th of July, we have posted the painting of the reproduction flag MPFC painted for the DAR of George Washington which will hang in the State Capitol, allowing the historic flag to … Continue reading
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Antique Quilts: Care and Repair
This article is an update of our old article! Kate at the Hillsboro Museum, above; members brought their quilts and asked questions and/or had a quilt assessed. The advice in this post is referring to antique quilts, though it might … Continue reading
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CRATER LAKE CENTENNIAL QUILT REPAIR
The center of the Crater Lake Centennial Quilt after treatment, above. Not all quits brought to us are antique quilts. Sometimes they are special project from one of our institutions. Our repairs still are in keeping with the quilt’s year … Continue reading
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STAR of BETHLEHEM QUILT RESTORATION
The antique Star of Bethlehem Quilt was brought to us for repair, a family heiroom. Above, before treatment, left, and after, right. Note that I rotated the before image so it aligns with the cleaned quadrants of the after image. … Continue reading
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CRAZY QUILT WEDDING QUILT “TOPPER” RESTORATION
Our client has a Kentucky-born crazy quilt top dated 1900, shown above left, and brought it to us for repairs. It was made to be a wedding quilt for her grandmother, Lula Shirrell, and her grandfather, Pleasant Melvin Cook, but … Continue reading
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AMERICAN TEXTILE CA 1890-1900
The textile after treatment, above. PROVENANCE Our client’s knew the textile’s history, though it was pieced together. They do not know how the textile came to be, but believed that it came with the cabin. I offered that it appeared … Continue reading
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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
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Mark Adams’ “RANUCULUS” Tapestry Conservation
Above, front of the tapestry before treatment. We had the pleasure of conserving the wonderful floral Mark Adams Tapestry named Ranuculus, shown above. The tapestry is 70 inches wide x 78 inches tall. Mark Adams was born in Fort Plain, … Continue reading
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LIBERTY COVERLET ca 1841
The blue side, where the wool yarn is showing the design, left, has much more degradation than the linen field side, right. Our client brought MPF Conservation (hereafter called MPFC) this linen and wool pocket weave blanket to be conserved: … Continue reading
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Suzi Piegols’ Textile
Above, the piece after conservation. I had the privilege to repair and conserve a portion of this unusual textile artwork created by Suzi Piegols, a well-known Oregon textile artist, shown left with a quilted piece of her own. I wish … Continue reading
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Conservation of Margaret Rose’s Sampler Ca 1832
Above, the top of the sampler with Margaret Rose’s name and location at the time of the creation of the sampler. On either end you can see that originally the piece was intended to be hung on a rod, loop … Continue reading
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Washington State Flag: Painting
We left off with corrections and tracing the letters. Know that the subtle shadings of colors from one blank to the next is due to the artificial versus natural light in the room when photographed, and fresh paint is much … Continue reading
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Washington State Flag: Painting
We left off with the background and the beginnings of the jacket, above. Know that the subtle shadings of colors from one blank to the next is due to the artificial versus natural light in the room when photographed, and … Continue reading
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Susan’s Antique Crazy Quilt Repair
End of this year I had the pleasure of repairing on our client’s Grandmother’s antique quilt. Pleasure because as I worked on it the imagined original beauty came alive; pleasure because our client is interested and excited! Our antique quilt … Continue reading
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Textile Conservation: Victorian Tea Cosy, 5, Beading
Continuing from our earlier post on searching for beads… This post, harder repairs. Side “A” had many more difficult repairs. Below is an example of what I shared with our client regarding the worst of her issues on the tea … Continue reading
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Textile Conservation: Victorian Tea Cosy, 4, Beading
I started on the easier side, “B” from the previous post, but now I move to the side that is far more damaged, side “A”. Note: These images are not in chronological order in this post. We will cover some … Continue reading
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Textile Conservation: Victorian Tea Cosy, 3, Beading
Continuing from our earlier post on searching for beads… The cosy has two sides, arbitrarily labeled “A” and “B” for reporting and discussion sake in the report. Some of the areas of the tea cosy have disintegrating linen warp and … Continue reading
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Washington State Flag: Painting
We left off with eyes following me around the room, above, and a day of oiling out. The background is a blend from left to right of phthalo, sap, olive, and chromium greens, as we illuminate George from behind on … Continue reading
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Textile Conservation: Victorian Tea Cosy, 2, Beads
Continuing from our earlier post… The difficulty in finding beads to match vintage beads is astounding! Clients and those creating new works are unaware that every day our commerce is trying to save cash by only stocking what is popular. … Continue reading
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Washington State Flag, Oiling Out
Note: The images are at an angle so the powdery textures and oil can be better seen. Taking a break from painting George to discuss a procedure that will be performed on the finished product, and the testing day. We … Continue reading
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Washington State Flag: Prepping Flag Blanks
We left off with my final finished draft on silk, above. I wished I’d take a photo of the room with the green silk along one wall — Beautiful color to work in for the next two months of painting! … Continue reading
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Washington State Flag, Third Drafts, Silk
We left off with my first finished drafts on silk, above. I learned a lot… and now I had to move into true oil painting, taking advantage of the slow drying of the oil paints to blend, and having a … Continue reading
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Washington State Flag, Second Drafts, Silk
We left off with the finished drafts on paper, above. New tracings from our master tracing are created each time so the tracing paper doesn’t wear and the marks are fresh, not fat and sloppy. Silk was primed using Gamblin’s … Continue reading
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Taking Care of Your Antique Quilt
We are redirecting you to our new and improved article: Antique Quilts: Care and Repair And further reading on: Textiles + Quilts + Beaded Objects ©MPF Conservation. May be printed for your own use. May be reposted … Continue reading
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Quilts as a Microcosm of History
I am sure that more eloquent history writers than I have written on the role of quilts as historical objects. I want to share my perspective on the single object that we: see the most distress over condition issues, even … Continue reading
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