Upholstery Project
for the Munson Williams Proctor Arts
Institute
An upholstery conservation treatment of this Hunzinger
chair was prepared for an exhibition The Fabrics of the Home that opened
April 2009 through August 2009. The goal of the
treatment is to return the current square seat to its
original profile with a deep tufted seat. The methods
used to create the deep tufting in the seat was
presented at the North American Textile Conservation
Conference, Quebec City, Canada in September 2009.
In order not to disturb the original lashing ties and
springs, Raw Earth magnets were used in replacement of
the buttons.
The Hunzinger Chair before
treatment, with the show cover and seat cake removed, and
during treatment.
Below original springs and lashing cords were
discovered.
A matching Hunzinger Chair
owned by the Brooklyn Museum of Art.