Essays about: "furniture conservation"

Found 4 essays containing the words furniture conservation.

  1. 1. Artilleriparken : upprustning av en park i Visby innerstad

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Klara Samuelsson; [2018]
    Keywords : gestaltning; Hansestaden Visby; omgestaltning; parkupprustning; växtgestaltning;

    Abstract : Artilleriparken är en liten park på ungefär 2000 kvadratmeter belägen i Hansestaden Visby. År 1995 upptogs hela Visby innerstad inklusive grönområden och parker på UNESCOS världsarvslista. Sverige åtog sig då ansvaret för att skydda, bevara och levandegöra det utnämnda världsarvet. READ MORE

  3. 2. Non-Intrusive Methods for Documentating Upholstery : five ways to approach an intriguing conundrum

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Carl Malmsten - furniture studies; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska högskolan

    Author : Trine P.W. Cannermo; [2014]
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    Abstract : During my internship at the Upholstery conservation department at the Metropolitan Museum of art in New York, I came across a chair that caught my interest and therefore I chose to dedicate the last two months of my internship, investigating this chair. It was said about the chair that it had the original upholstery and cover, but some questions appeared. READ MORE

  4. 3. Chemical Bleaching of Wood and Its Aging : An Investigation of Mahogany, Walnut, Rosewood, Padauk and Purpleheart

    University essay from Carl Malmsten - furniture studies; Tekniska högskolan

    Author : Louise Kristiansson; [2012]
    Keywords : chemical bleaching; wood; veneer; furniture restoration; furniture conservation; walnut; rosewood; purpleheart; mahogany; padauk; blue wool scale; sun light exposure; wood ageing; wood color; kemisk blekning; trä; faner; komplettering; retuschera; möbelrestaurering; möbelkonservering; mahogny; valnöt; jakaranda; padouk; amarant; blåullskala; solblekning; solljusexponering; färg i trä; åldrande av trä;

    Abstract : This paper investigates chemical bleaching of wood and its ageing to make specie specific recommendations on which bleaching solutions to use when color adjusting veneer for furniture restoration.  In more detail, chemical bleaching of European walnut (Juglans regia), Rio rosewood (Dalbergia nigra), purpleheart (Peltogyne spp. READ MORE

  5. 4. Can laser cutting be an alternative technique for marquetry completion in furniture conservation?

    University essay from Carl Malmsten - furniture studies

    Author : Elena Jover Casanovas; [2011]
    Keywords : marquetry; laser; veneer; completion; furniture conservation; consolidation; handsawn; intarsia; fanér; komplettering; möbelkonservering; konsolidation; handsågad; marquetería; chapa; complemento; conservación; madera; muebles; consolidación;

    Abstract : This study describes experiments and findings of an investigation to evaluate the use of laser cutting as an alternative to traditional sawing techniques in marquetry completion conservation. Experiments on veneer from 11 different species of wood, covering ring porous, semi-diffuse/-ring porous and diffuse porous woods, were carried out and examined. READ MORE