by Kelly Rectenwald, Conservator of Objects

7/11/2024

Art Deco, CAMConservation, Joseph Urban, 1920s desk lamps, brass, tarnish, objects conservation

This pair of art deco lamps, designed by Joseph Urban, was last on view in 2022 as part of the exhibition Unlocking an Art Deco Bedroom by Joseph Urban.

by Amy Dehan, Curator of Decorative Arts & Design

6/16/2022

Joseph Urban, Unlocking an Art Deco Bedroom, Decorative Arts and Design, ceramic dog figurines, 1920s

To resurrect the Wormser Bedroom, we relied closely on photographs of the interior taken in 1930. Zooming into these old pictures, we were able to take inventory of Elaine’s collection and determine which pups remained and which, over the years, had gone astray.

by Conservation

5/12/2022

CAMConservation, textile conservation, 1920s bags, behind the scenes

This beaded bag from the 1920s is in the textile conservation lab for some stabilization where some of the beading threads were broken, but it presented a special challenge...

by Conservation

5/30/2019

Joseph Urban, 1920s desk lamps, behind the scenes, conservation, Unlocking an Art Deco Bedroom

This week the objects conservator is working on an unusual project requiring the skills of an electrician.