Inner tubes are useful for clamping curved surfaces. #hellerconservationservices #furnitureconservation #artconservation #furnituretepair
Turkeys are right on time this year.
Removal of acidic backing board from damaged late 19th century drawing. A very slow and painstaking process using a scalpel. #hellerconservationservices #worksofartonpaper #paperconservation #artconservation #historicdocument
Another frame improperly packed for shipping. The white - gesso- areas are complete restorations of original ornament #hellerconservationservices #giltframeconservation #insuranceclaims #artconservation #frameconservation
All white areas -gesso- had to be completely restored as a result of total loss from improper shipping. #hellerconservation #gildedframeconservation #insuranceclaim #artconservation #frameconservation #hellerconservationservices
Restored dressing table now installed in Belmont Mansion Nashville attributed to J &JW Meeks, New York circa 1850’s. belmontmansion #furniturerestoration #furnitureconservation #artconservation #hellerconservationservices #rococorevival
It’s important to save all the parts. #hellerconservationservices #gildedframerepair #gildedframeconservation #frameconservation #restoration #conservation
Anglo-Indian 19th century ebony and specimen veneer table. #hellerconservationservices #furnitureconservation
Music Hall Cincinnati - panels from the 19th century Hook and Hastings organ. Carved by William and Henry Fry, Ben Pitman and their female students. Installation of extant restored original panels in Music Hall. #musichallcincinnati #architecturalconservation #architecturalrestoration #hellerconservationservices #artcarvedfurniture
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another great collaborative effort from years ago with Cathy Coho textile and historic upholstery conservation. #historicupholstery #furnitureconservation http://www.benfranklin300.org #hellerconservationservices #Franklininstitute
recalling a wonderful collaborative effort with Cathy Coho, textile and upholstery conservator, Nancy Britton,upholstery conservator, Anne Gossen, Morven Curator and Karl Kusserow, Princeton curator. #historicupholstery #furnitureconservation #hellerconservationservices #morvenmuseum #EliasBoudinot
A burst pipe in an upstairs bathroom in 2023 resulted in severe water damage to 19th century wallpaper installed in the sitting room at the Ames Plantation in Grand Junction, TN. www.amesplantation.org/the-grande-chase. The wallpaper, titled The Grande Chasse by Francois Delicourt was printed in Paris c.1851.. It is one of only 4 known installations of this paper in the world. Dawn Heller of Heller Conservation Services LLC carried out conservation treatment to reattach lifting areas of paper, consolidate unstable paint, and restore paint losses to improve the appearance. #historicwallpaper #historicpreservation #hellerconservationservices #historicproperties #historictennessee
#architecturalwoodwork #historicwoodwork #hellerconservationservices carved pilaster sample in mahogany
#architecturalwoodwork #historicwoodwork #hellerconservationservices Reproduction of 19th century grain painted doors for the Wagner Free Institute in Philadelphia
#historicwoodwork #architecturalwoodwork #hellerconservationservices reproduction of 19th century bent wood auditorium seats for the Wagner Free Institute in Philadelphia. Reproduction is on the left
#architecturalwoodwork #historicwoodwork #hellerconservationservices window lunettes for Olde City Hall Philadelphia. The reproductions were copied from Colonial Revival Period lunettes.
A mid-19th century dressing table missing its C scrolls and rosette. Working from the included photo this is my interpretation. #19thcentury #rococorevival #Meeksfurniture #hellerconservationservices #furnitureconservation #furniturerestoration
Elipahlet Chapin worked in Connecticut and had a brief stint in Philadelphia in 18th century. There are chairs attributed to him or his shop with round mortise and tenon joints used to join the rail/rear legs, arms/arm supports and possibly the cross stretchers. His use of round mortise and tenons in joined chairs, unlike their use in Windsor chairs, etc., may be unique. I find these anomalies interesting because they are more evidence that hard and fast rules are sometimes anything but. Magazine Antiques May 1986 #furnitureconservation #hellerconservation #artconservation #artconservationstudio.com #furnitureconservator
Illustration, Aerial View of NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Test Stands, Huntsville, AL., by Malcom H. Smith, 1963
Gouache with graphite under drawing on 40"x60" illustration board (heavy weight) surface cleaning and retouching. Can you spot the skunk? #hellerconservationservices #artconservationstudio.com #paperconservation #preservationframing #historicartifacts
More on stain reduction - document in the bath but much improved. #hellerconservationservices #artconservation #paperconservation #historicdocuments #artconservationstudio
