13362
Accession Number
37760
Author
Davis, Marylou; Bergquist, Kate
Title Of Article Chaper
The conservation and renovation of the first Parish Church Interior, Brunswick, Maine: a building designed by Richard Upjohn and built in 1845
Title Of Journal Book
Papers presented at the Wooden Artifacts Group specialty session, June 4, 1993, AIC annual meeting, Denver, Colorado
Pages
28-43
Reference Bibliography
35 bibliog. refs. and notes
Publisher
AIC. Wooden Artifacts Group
Publisher City
Washington
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
English
Literature Type
Monograph : Proceedings
Literature Level
Analytic
Meeting
AIC. Wooden Artifacts Group specialty session
Meeting Country
United States
Abstract
This paper will focus on the interior conservation work executed at First Parish Church, Brunswick, Maine. Designed by Richard Upjohn and built in 1845, the building has escaped aggressive restoration and had retained all of the decorative treatments specified by Upjohn. Lack of maintenance and inherent structural and environmental problems required extensive building conservation. A combination of design, conservation and craft skills were necessary to complete the project. Conservators assisted in the design of a new organ loft and developed finishing treatments essential in blending the loft with existing grain painted woodwork. Conservation work included cleaning, isolating, stabilizing, consolidating, and in-painting of the historic decorative treatment and its substrate.
Keywords
Building; Church; Interior; Decoration; Restoration; Cleaning; Plaste rwork; Graining; Stencil; Decorative panel; Wood
pub_id
13362
Meeting Date
19930604-19930604