DOROTHY NERSESIAN RESTORING PLASTER WORK ON LA CASA NUEVA FRONT PORCH
Entry/Object ID
99.5.14.291
Description
DOROTHY NERSESIAN RESTORING PLASTER WORK ON LA CASA NUEVA FRONT PORCH
Color: Brown
A color photograph of Dorothy Nersesian restoring decorative plaster work at the front porch of La Casa Nueva, 7 September 1979. Nersesian sits at left on a low stool and has a cloth or similar material in her left hand, while her right hand is applying some tool or object to the plasterwork at center. This area is the west side of the entrance and features a grape vine with three large leaves and a cluster of grapes. The plaster does not appear to be newly painted, so it seems that Nersesian is cleaning the area in preparation for painting. At her feet is a painter's cloth on the steps; a box of paint in jars and a container, perhaps of paint thinner. In the background, though difficult to see, is part of the porch, including a portion of the Thomas Temple window and a french door to the Music Room. At the upper left of the reverse is a pencil inscription in the hand of a former museum curator reading "Source: Bill Kalnowski." At the bottom in black ink is the inscription "Dorthy [sic] - D.N. graphics doing art work at porch rail." With little indication of wear or damage, the object is in good condition.
Number-Units: 1
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Two-dimensional, Photographs, Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum, Historic sites--Conservation and restoration, Plasterwork, Decorative
