Gulf
Coast Recovery
Project

 

 


Katie Payne

TELESCOPE
Pocket-sized copper alloy telescope before treatment.
During treatment, after surface cleaning and removal of unstable corrosion.

 

LAMP

Stone (possibly alabaster or marble) and copper alloy oil lamp before treatment.
During treatment, after some surface cleaning and removal of unstable corrosion (left). Lamp was disassembled to more thoroughly clean and remove corrosion from metal elements (right).
 
FURNITURE

Wooden portion of a marble table top before treatment.
During treatment, after the consolidation and stabilization of loose veneer, new mahogany veneer was cut to fill the losses as necessary. This image shows the veneer fills before they were trimmed, shaped, and toned to match the adjacent surfaces.


 


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