Restoration of carved oak garden entry doors at Cooper Hewitt Museum of Design, Smithsonian Institution.





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site by Stefan Hepner

Cooper Hewitt Museum, New York City

Location: 2 E. 91 St. New York, NY
Completion Date: 4/93

Scope of work:
Refinishing of oak exterior garden doors with carved laurel wreath frame, inlay of Dutchmen to replace missing sections of weather-damaged frame.

Museum building ca. 1905, listed in National Register of Historic Places.

Owner: Smithsonian Institution


	Before-The gray color of the wood indicates bacterial weathering. A black color is more serious, often accompanied by rot.	Natural beauty of wood restored

		The bacterial discoloration was eliminated by repeated bleaching with a special bleaching agent, to attain the original color of the wood. The patina was not disturbed by sanding.

		After