Notes
Remarks: Exterior treatment of the object completed by Scott Merritt, February 2011, as part of the NEH American Arcadia grant. Areas of lost veneer were cleaned; new pieces of veneer were cut and affixed with hide glue; smaller areas filled with pigmented wax; entire exterior surface waxed and buffed.Notes
Remarks: Details of Condition: All corner moldings on top and 2 steps of base except for top step, front right corner missing or detached; lower step, right molding loose; losses of veneer, right front corner (2 areas at bottom), both lower corners on back; focusing mechanism broken; knob on left missing.