by C. Obie Linn, Conservator of Textiles

6/20/2024

textile conservation, CAMConservation, historic upholstery, colonial dames, colonial furniture

It was time for the ladderback chairs in Gallery 218 to get a refresh! The chairs’ silk upholstery wasn’t original and over the years, while on display, the fabric had grown dingy and stained. Curator of Decorative Arts & Design Amy Dehan selected some appropriate, modern fabric in consultation with me, and I recovered the seats!

by Conservation

10/27/2022

CAMConservation, 1740sfurniture, textile conservation, textiles, Grendey

Our textile conservator got to wear all these “hats” this week to address some spots on this settee in Gallery 209, the British portraiture gallery.

by Conservation

8/4/2022

CAMConservation, textile conservation, colonial furniture, colonial dames

A whole team helped clean the galleries in a gallery-wide dust-up (or down!). Next time you visit the museum, take a minute to think about all the unseen work that goes into keeping all parts of the museum looking their best.

by Conservation

8/20/2020

behind the scenes, conservation, Decorative Arts, furniture conservation, gilding conservation

This large decorative mirror was designed by Paul Theodore Frankl in the late 1920’s.

by Conservation

6/25/2020

behind the scenes, objects conservation, conservation, Lacquerware, chinese lacquer, chinese furniture

This week in objects conservation we are working on a 18thC Chinese lacquer table with shell inlay.

by Conservation

1/9/2020

gilt furniture, furniture conservation, rococo, art conservation, behind the scenes

This week in objects conservation we return to the 1740’s Rococo gilt table.

by Conservation

11/14/2019

behind the scenes, objects conservation, furniture, rococo

This 1740’s French Rococo gilt table is in the lab receiving treatment for an upcoming exhibition in 2021.