American Artifacts
Mount Vernon Conservation Lab
2010-09-18T15:01:37-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYjFjXC8yOTUyOTUtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Conservators at George Washington’s estate discussed how they study, restore, and preserve historic artifacts in Mount Vernon’s Conservation Lab. They demonstrated techniques on one of Martha Washington’s ivory fans, a needlepoint shell cushion from a set she worked on for over 36 years, and red silk fragments from one of her own dresses.
Conservators at George Washington’s estate discussed how they study, restore, and preserve historic artifacts in Mount Vernon’s Conservation…
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Conservators at George Washington’s estate discussed how they study, restore, and preserve historic artifacts in Mount Vernon’s Conservation Lab. They demonstrated techniques on one of Martha Washington’s ivory fans, a needlepoint shell cushion from a set she worked on for over 36 years, and red silk fragments from one of her own dresses. close
Conservators at George Washington’s estate discussed how they study, restore, and preserve historic artifacts in Mount Vernon’s Conservation… read more
Conservators at George Washington’s estate discussed how they study, restore, and preserve historic artifacts in Mount Vernon’s Conservation Lab. They demonstrated techniques on one of Martha Washington’s ivory fans, a needlepoint shell cushion from a set she worked on for over 36 years, and red silk fragments from one of her own dresses. close
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