Conserving Woman with Gold Necklace

Conservation: Woman with Gold Necklace

Lunder Conservation Center Conservator Ann Creager removes the last patch of a layer of old varnish from this portrait (circa 1850), Woman with Gold Necklace

Cassie
July 10, 2006

Over the past week I’ve paused several times in front of this project in progress at the Lunder Conservation Center.  What was that yellow splotch on the woman’s face?

I spoke to conservator Ann Creager, who explained that she was removing the last patch of a layer of old varnish from the this portrait (circa 1850), Woman with Gold Necklace.

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