site by Stefan Hepner

 

 

 

Prospect House, Princeton

Year: 1995-present
Location: Princeton University

 

Scope of Work/Nature of Work:
Conservation of antique American furniture from the Federal, Empire, and Victorian periods. Restoration and ongoing maintenance of faux oak and mahogany painted finishes and underlying gesso, in Italianate mansion. Consolidation of loose paint and infilling of missing paint and gesso. Building listed in National Register of Historic Places, circa 1847.

Owner: Princeton University

     
 

 
Touching-up existing chipped faux finish.
Applying Gesso.
After touchup and top coat.