Tag Archives: Mulberry

Making a ‘Mulberry’ Corner Cabinet – Part Two

Posted on 2nd February 2010 by

Composite mouldings Because I don’t have any drawings and very few dimensions to lead me on this interpretation of a two-tier corner cabinet, I wanted to visualise the proportions of the cornice before embarking on the upper tier. The untrained … Continue reading →

Posted in Case Furniture | Tagged , , , , | 8 Comments

Making a ‘Mulberry’ Corner Cabinet – Part One

Posted on 28th January 2010 by

The ‘mulberry‘ bug has burrowed deep under my skin, so to satiate my craving I have decided to create a piece of ‘mulberry’ furniture. I have amassed a substantial collection of eighteenth-century glass and New Hall porcelain which currently occupies … Continue reading →

Posted in Case Furniture | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

No Need to Rush your Work…

Posted on 27th December 2009 by

… or, a potted history of abrading wood The subject of Dutch rushes as a means of smoothing wood and finishes in Mulberry – Soiled, not Stained prompted me to expand on the matter of smoothing wood. These days we … Continue reading →

Posted in Abrasives | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Mulberry – Soiled, not Stained.

Posted on 21st December 2009 by

A George I mulberry bureau in the manner of Coxed and Woster. (Christie’s) Is this beautiful early Georgian piece of furniture really made of mulberry? In Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush, the subject of my post, an eighteenth-century … Continue reading →

Posted in Staining, colouring and polishing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush

Posted on 1st October 2009 by

or… The Restoration of a Mulberry Chest of Drawers A dealer brought in a rare circa 1730 George I cross-banded mulberry chest of drawers, attributed to the celebrated partnership of Coxed and Woster¹. This type of furniture may seem garish … Continue reading →

Posted in Furniture Restoration | Tagged , , , , , | 5 Comments