Furniture Repair New York
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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

SMITHSONIAN CARVED OAK DOOR RESTORATION BEFORE

SMITHSONIAN CARVED OAK DOOR RESTORED AFTER
 
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

  CARVED OAK DOOR RESTORATION AFTER COOPER HEWITT CARVED OAK DOOR RESTORATION AFTER
    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.
    COOPER HEWITT CARVED OAK DOOR RESTORATION AFTER
   
After