HISTORIC PRESERVATION ARTS
The tapestry upholstered chair seats and arm rests on this Potter and Stymus chair from the Flagler Museum were threadbare from it's days as a hotel. Copying the original design I used acrylic paints on a textured fabric to replace the deteriorated fragile originals.
The Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, FL; work provided by Carey F. Howlett & Associates.
The tapestry upholstered chair seats and arm rests on this Potter and Stymus chair from the Flagler Museum were threadbare from it's days as a hotel. Copying the original design I used acrylic paints on a textured fabric to replace the deteriorated fragile originals.
The Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, FL; work provided by Carey F. Howlett & Associates.
painted armrest textile copy
original tapestry textile on chair back, copy on seat and armrest