Objects Up Close: An Early 19th-Century Fireplace Bellows
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Before the Industrial Revolution, fireplace bellows were decorative objects and essential household tools used to regulate flames. Learn about the conservation process of a deteriorating bellows in the collection and the reasoning behind treating a damaged area in a historic object with Katherine Peters, graduate fellow in the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation. Registration required.
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Institution or Organization name - Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
