Most of the information needed to restore the missing elements of the dressing table were present in the surviving table. But research was necessary to confidently restore elements that had no surviving counterpart.  I was also interested in gathering as much information as possible about related objects. The research phase of the project was extensive … Continue reading Philadelphia Dressing Table Restoration, Part 2, Research

A project from years ago was the restoration of this Philadelphia dressing table c. 1775 that had been significantly damaged and had undergone an extensive restoration in the past. The previous restoration, which included the creation of three new legs and their fluted corner columns, was well intended but the new parts did not match, … Continue reading Philadelphia Dressing Table Restoration, Part 1, First Look