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The conservation of decorative arts / edited by Velson Horie.

Contributor(s): Horie, C. V. (Charles Velson) | Horie, Velson | Horie, Velson | United Kingdom Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works | Victoria and Albert Museum | National Trust (Great Britain)
Language: English Publisher: London : London : Archetype ; United Kingdom Institute for Conservation and Historic and Artistic Works, c1999.Description: x, 126 pages, [4] pages plates : illustrations (some color), charts ; 30 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781871656336; 9781873132074; 1871656338; 1873132077Subject(s): Art objects -- Conservation and restoration | Decorative arts -- Conservation and restorationDDC classification: 745.0288. | 702.88 LOC classification: N8560 | .C656 1999Online resources: The John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund Home Page
Contents:
The significance of sheen : surface finish as an important aspect of early nineteenth-century interiors / Janet Brough -- Decorated tin-glazed tiles : conservation and restoration / Robert Payton -- A sign of the times : grubby to glitzy? Conservation of a trade sign / Suzette Hayes -- Conservation on context : the conservation of historic interiors by the National Trust / A. Mitchell -- Conservation of three glass chandeliers from Kongsberg Church in Norway / Anne Sommer-Larsen -- The window dressings of Waddesdon Manor / Sheila Landi -- Wallpaper - in and out of context / Amy Collier -- Gilt leather wall coverings : some options for repair / Theo Sturge -- The conservation of Burmese lacquerware using traditional materials / Frank Minney -- The restoration of two decorative objects within the antiques trade / Jane McSloy -- The conservation of straw-work objects from the decorative arts collection at the Lady Lever Art Gallery / Deborah Cane -- The 'Grachtenhuis', a mid-eighteenth-century doll's house / Paul van Duin -- The restoration of furniture in Bevis Marks Synagogue / Leslie Charteris -- Deterioration and treatment of eighteenth-century wood marquetry / Paul Tear and Flavia Philp.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Book Book British Museum Conservation and Scientific Research Conservation & Scientific Research N8560.C656 1999 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00061621
Total holds: 0

Contains papers of a conference organized by The Victoria and Albert Museum and the National Trust.

Includes bibliographical references.

The significance of sheen : surface finish as an important aspect of early nineteenth-century interiors / Janet Brough -- Decorated tin-glazed tiles : conservation and restoration / Robert Payton -- A sign of the times : grubby to glitzy? Conservation of a trade sign / Suzette Hayes -- Conservation on context : the conservation of historic interiors by the National Trust / A. Mitchell -- Conservation of three glass chandeliers from Kongsberg Church in Norway / Anne Sommer-Larsen -- The window dressings of Waddesdon Manor / Sheila Landi -- Wallpaper - in and out of context / Amy Collier -- Gilt leather wall coverings : some options for repair / Theo Sturge -- The conservation of Burmese lacquerware using traditional materials / Frank Minney -- The restoration of two decorative objects within the antiques trade / Jane McSloy -- The conservation of straw-work objects from the decorative arts collection at the Lady Lever Art Gallery / Deborah Cane -- The 'Grachtenhuis', a mid-eighteenth-century doll's house / Paul van Duin -- The restoration of furniture in Bevis Marks Synagogue / Leslie Charteris -- Deterioration and treatment of eighteenth-century wood marquetry / Paul Tear and Flavia Philp.