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Mason Monterey Club Chair, 5 Cushion Buildup
This continues several posts on the preservation of a lovely Old Wood Mason Monterey Club chair from our client’s family. To see the excavation, go here. To view the finish notes, go here. For the seat buildup, go here. For … Continue reading
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Tagged #californiafurniture, #californiastyle, #clubchair, #finishconservation, #finishrestoration, #horseshoe, #leatherchair, #leathercushions, #leatherupholstery, #madeincalifornia, #masonmonterey, #montereyfurniture, #oldwood, #originalfinish, #pacificnorthwest, #portlandoregon, #springfilledcushions, #upholsteryconservation, #UpholsteryPortlandOregon, #upholsteryrestoration, #westernfurniture
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Mason Monterey Club Chair, 4 Upholstery
This continues several posts on the preservation of a lovely Old Wood Mason Monterey Club chair from our client’s family. To see the excavation, go here. To view the finish notes, go here. For the seat buildup, go here. Progress … Continue reading
Posted in antiques, chair, conservation techniques, decorative motifs, history, Interim Report, painted furniture, painted objects, preservation, reparation, restoration techniques, upholstery, wooden objects
Tagged #californiafurniture, #californiastyle, #clubchair, #finishconservation, #finishrestoration, #horseshoe, #leatherchair, #leathercushions, #leatherupholstery, #madeincalifornia, #masonmonterey, #montereyfurniture, #oldwood, #originalfinish, #pacificnorthwest, #portlandoregon, #springfilledcushions, #upholsteryconservation, #UpholsteryPortlandOregon, #upholsteryrestoration, #westernfurniture
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Mason Monterey Club Chair, 3 Buildup
This continues several posts on the preservation of a lovely Old Wood Mason Monterey Club chair from our client’s family. To see the excavation, go here. To view the finish notes, go here. We begin the buildup by installing new … Continue reading
Posted in antiques, conservation techniques, decorative motifs, history, Interim Report, painted furniture, painted objects, preservation, reparation, restoration techniques, upholstery, wooden objects
Tagged #clubchair, #finishconservation, #finishrestoration, #horseshoe, #leathercushions, #masonmanufacturingcompany, #masonmonterey, #montereyfurniture, #oldwood, #originalfinish, #pacificnorthwest, #portlandoregon, #springfilledcushions, #upholsteryconservation, #UpholsteryPortlandOregon, #upholsteryrestoration, #westernfurniture
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Mason Monterey Club Chair, 2 Finish
This continues several posts on the preservation of a lovely Old Wood Mason Monterey Club chair from our client’s family. To see the excavation, go here. The original Old Wood finish is deteriorated. If the finish were in good condition … Continue reading
Posted in antiques, conservation techniques, decorative motifs, history, Interim Report, painted furniture, painted objects, preservation, reparation, restoration techniques, upholstery, wooden objects
Tagged #clubchair, #finishconservation, #finishrestoration, #horseshoe, #leathercushions, #masonmonterey, #montereyfurniture, #oldwood, #originalfinish, #pacificnorthwest, #portlandoregon, #springfilledcushions, #upholsteryconservation, #UpholsteryPortlandOregon, #upholsteryrestoration, #westernfurniture
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Mason Monterey Club Chair, 1 Excavation
This begins several pages on the preservation of a lovely Old Wood Mason Monterey Club chair that has been in our client’s family. It has been reupholstered once with elk hides, but the original cushions are intact. As we uncover … Continue reading
Posted in antiques, conservation techniques, decorative motifs, history, Interim Report, painted furniture, painted objects, preservation, reparation, restoration techniques, upholstery, wooden objects
Tagged #clubchair, #finishconservation, #finishrestoration, #horseshoe, #leathercushions, #masonmonterey, #montereyfurniture, #oldwood, #originalfinish, #pacificnorthwest, #portlandoregon, #springfilledcushions, #upholsteryconservation, #UpholsteryPortlandOregon, #upholsteryrestoration, #westernfurniture
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Dutch Spindleback Ca 1600
Edit, update from Mitchell: “The chair featured in this article is very old. It was probably well into it’s use at the time Henry Hudson first made his way up the river which became his namesake. It was originally a … Continue reading
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Tagged #17century, #dutchladderback, #handcarved, #mpfconservation, #nwportland, #objectconservation, #objectconservator, #pacificnorthwest, #portlandoregon, #Spindleback, #textileconservation, #upholsteryconservation, #upholsterypacificnorthwest, #UpholsteryPortlandOregon, #woodenobjectconservation, 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
Crown Chair, Ca 1955, Los Angeles
The chair was made in Los Angeles, California, by the father of our client. He was an upholsterer at the Crown Company in downtown lalaland. All the innards were cleaned and restored exactly as they were originally. The new showcover … Continue reading
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Tagged #blackandwhite, #crowncompany, #losangeleshistory, #midcenturymodern, #portlandoregon, #shadesofgrey, #throwbackthursday, #traditionalupholstery, #upholsteryconservation, #upholsterypacificnorthwest, #UpholsteryPortlandOregon, #upholsteryrestoration, Crown
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A Folding Journal of an MPFC Project
Guest post from Kate’s Art Blog, dkatiepowellart. I don’t enter many competitions, but the Sketching Work competition for the Centre for Transformative Work Design out of Perth AU was easy for me as I sketch our lives and work quite … Continue reading
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Tagged #pacificnorthwest, #portlandoregon, #traditionalupholstery, #upholsteryconservation, #upholsterypacificnorthwest, #UpholsteryPortlandOregon, #upholsteryrestoration, chair, conservation, sofa
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