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Art Cleaning and Repairs |
A recent large repair project was an old ornate plaster frame and oil painting that was the basis for this Currier & Ives print, circa 1840(?). |
1. Torn painting and broken frame as picked up from client |
2. Major rips and sherdded holes mean the painting needs lining |
3. On the back, prior patches needed rework |
4. Off the hand-made stretchers, the bottom 2 inches of the painting had been REPLACED with a poorly done patch job. |
5. A new canvas lining adhered by hot wax, and 1st of 3 cleanings done- It's so much brighter! |
The original bottom 2" of the painting are missing so there is no visible signiture, and the C&I Museum had no data other than Fanny Palmer was the original artist for the lithograph. |
The 5'-8" x 4'-7" Frame was its own project- Six of the 8 eagles were missing or broken, and the plaster detailing was crumbling in many spots. A rubber cast was made from a good eagle to reproduce the two missing units. Broken sections were rebuilt and carved by hand |
This finished repair project started as the disaster below- |
Contact me for help with your art repairs and maintenance |
As the former Art Restorer for the art collection of Montgomery County, MD, I have over 15 years in |