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Conserving the Past for the Future

A Conservation Tour


Armchair
Nicolas Heurtaut (French, 1720-1771)
Armchair, about 1755
Carved and gilded wood, 104.7 x 73 x 79.35 cm
Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.160

Armchair, about 1755: Restoring a 19th-Century Armchair

Chief Conservator: Bruce Christman

When this chair entered the museum's collection it had lost all of its original gilding and upholstery. To recreate the artistic and cultural impact of the chair, it was regilded and reupholstered using non-invasive upholstery techniques.

How the Armchair Arrived at the Museum

The Gilding of the Chair

The Upholstering of the Chair

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