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Crater Lake National Park CCC Table
The beautiful table (shown above after treatment by MPFC) was made for the Crater Lake National Park by members of the Civilian Conservation Corps, or CCC. Several pieces of furniture were made for the parks, such as the bench we … Continue reading
Posted in American Furniture, antiques, conservation techniques, decorative motifs, history, preservation, process, reparation, restoration techniques, table, wooden objects
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American White Oak Seventeenth Century Dowry Chest
Above, the American Dowry Chest before treatment, Image #1, and after, Images #2-3. Below left, the interior with the dowry chest guardian inside. HISTORY We begin this post with Mitchell’s historical musings. “Our client’s American white oak dowry chest is … Continue reading
Posted in antiques, conservation techniques, decorative motifs, Interim Report, preservation, process, reparation, restoration techniques, shellac, traditional varnishes, upholstery, waxes, wooden objects
Tagged #americanmade, #antiquechest, #chestconservation, #chestrestoration, #finishconservation, #finishrestoration, #handcarved, #madeinamerica, #mahogany, #mpfconservation, #nwportland, #oak, #objectconservation, #objectconservator, #originalfinish, #pacificnorthwest, #pine, #portlandoregon, #traditionalwoodworking, #trunkrestoration, #woodenobjectconservation, #woodworking, dowrychest, shellac
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Louis XV Polychrome Commode Ca. 1730
Above, the commode before treatment; note the faux “drawers” on the front which are really hiding the door. Below, the underside of the commode. This well loved Venetian poly-chrome commode was created in the classical Louis XV Style. It has … Continue reading
Posted in antiques, conservation techniques, decorative motifs, French Furniture, Interim Report, painted furniture, painted objects, preservation, process, reparation, restoration techniques, upholstery, wooden objects
Tagged #beech, #beechwood, #birch, #commode, #eighteenthcentury, #finishconservation, #finishrestoration, #handcarved, #mpfconservation, #nwportland, #objectconservation, #objectconservator, #originalfinish, #pacificnorthwest, #paintedfurniture, #polychromeobjects, #portlandoregon, #traditionalwoodworking, #venetian, #woodenobjectconservation, #woodworking
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Mason Monterey Straw Yellow Tiled Side Table
From the Crowe Collection, this piece came to us chemically stripped. We do not strip furniture, because it shrinks joints. We prefer to skip sand original paints to raise grain for finish work. Crowe’s granddaughter gifted it to us, as … Continue reading
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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
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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
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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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Louis XIV Chest, 2, Pest Infestations
The chest of drawers is a seventeenth century French Louis XIV, shown above after treatment in its full glory. We continue from the previous post on the Louis XIV Chest, 1, Woodworking. This post covers samples of treatment for pest infestation. … Continue reading
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Tagged #mpfconservation, #nwportland, #objectconservation, #objectconservator, #pacificnorthwest, #polychromeobjects, #portlandoregon, #veneer, #woodenobjectconservation, #woodworking, escutcheon, object conservation, wooden object conservation
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Louis XIV Chest, 1, Woodworking
The chest of drawers is a seventeenth century French Louis XIV, shown above after treatment in its full glory. The drawers are wide and deep, and one can imagine a wealthy woman having a lovely chest to place long full … Continue reading
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Tagged #mpfconservation, #nwportland, #objectconservation, #objectconservator, #pacificnorthwest, #polychromeobjects, #portlandoregon, #veneer, #woodenobjectconservation, #woodworking, escutcheon, object conservation, wooden object conservation
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