Tag : USA

The Milk Maid by Winslow Homer 1878
Jul 7th, 2013 | | History | Paint Technical | No Comments

The Myth of Milk Paint

The Milk Maid by Winslow Homer. 1878 (National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA) Many Myths have grown up around the subject of traditional paints and painting processes. One that regularly resurfaces is that of...

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Cassiobury USA
Apr 7th, 2013 | | Portfolio | Private Houses | Residences | 1 Comment

Cassiobury, Bedford Hills, New York USA

Cassiobury USA Cassiobury was built in 1927 in Bedford Hills, New York on a 24 acre site bordering the Beaver Dam river. The area is known for its tranquil landscapes and sumptuous country estates. It was designed...

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CW Antiques Forum Programme Cover
Mar 2nd, 2013 | | Patrick's Writing | No Comments

65th Colonial Williamsburg Antiques Forum

What’s Old is New Again: Celebrating Antiques in America February 22nd–26th 2013 I made my first visit to Colonial Williamsburg (or CW as it is known) in 1994 to attend the conference on Painted Wood: History...

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Sim Harris escaping from the Iranian Embassy Siege
Jul 1st, 2012 | | Exterior | Portfolio | Private Houses | Residences | No Comments

13-15 Princes Gate, London

Sim Harris, a hostage, escaping from the Iranian Embassy Siege Here he is seen crossing from No. 16 to No. 17 Princes Gate On 30th April 1980 the five day Iranian Embassy Siege was ended when men from the elite...

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Sherlock-holmes-and-magnifying-glass - Credit Nisheeth
Apr 7th, 2012 | | History | Paint Technical | Portfolio | Private Houses | Residences | 3 Comments

The Paint Detective

It was having given my recent talk at the Charleston Art & Antique Forum, in South Carolina, that I was prompted to illustrate here just how effective properly-executed paint analysis can be. What follows is a...

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Charleston Art & Antiques Forum
Mar 19th, 2012 | | Clubs and Societies | Conservation | No Comments

Charleston Art & Antiques Forum 2012

Billed as America's Premier Lecture Series, The Charleston Art & Antiques Forum for 2012 was held in the Old Courtroom at the Confederate Home and College at 23 Chalmers Street, Charleston, South Carolina, between...

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Patrick Baty carried out paint analysis in this North Carolina plantation house
Dec 10th, 2010 | | Conservation | Museums | Portfolio | 2 Comments

Richard Bennehan House, Stagville

In 1787 Richard Bennehan opened a store at Stagville, near Durham, North Carolina. Somewhere between 1788 and 1790, he built a small, 24ft x 16ft house which later became the wing of a larger structure. A kitchen,...

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Patrick has been consulted on the Governor’s Palace; Peyton Randolph House, St George Tucker House and the Wythe House
Dec 9th, 2010 | | Conservation | Museums | Organisations | Portfolio | No Comments

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

I have visited Colonial Williamsburg several times on conferences or to lecture. Whenever I am there my opinion is often sought on paint matters. To date I have looked at the Governor’s Palace; Peyton Randolph...

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Patrick carried out the paint analysis on this house
Dec 9th, 2010 | | Portfolio | Private Houses | Residences | 2 Comments

Lee Hall, Virginia USA

Lee Hall, Virginia is one of a number of buildings moved to their present location by Christopher Ohrstrom, an expert in early American decorative arts and owner of Adelphi Paperhangings. He is also Chairman of the...

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Patrick Baty worked with Susan Buck on the Simmons-Edwards House at 14 Legare Street in Charleston, South Carolina
Dec 9th, 2010 | | Portfolio | Private Houses | Residences | No Comments

14 Legare Street, Charleston

I was employed to work alongside Susan Buck the American paint analyst on the analysis of the paint in the early 19th century Simmons-Edwards House (the famous Pineapple Gates House) at 14 Legare Street in...

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