Portrait of Miss
Berrien
This Portrait
undergoes a complete conservation.
View 1 Miss Berrien when she first visited the studio, not
quite the same lady she was in 1838.
A little surgery is just what the doctor ordered.
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View 2 All that is shown on the back was saved for the
client. It is a hand written description of former
restoration completed.
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View 3 This view shows just how a wrinkle in time is not
exactly the best thing for such a lovely young lady,
considered in her time the most beautiful lady of South
Carolina.
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View 4 The left eye and bridge of her nose are nearly gone.
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View 5 The neck is in about the same condition.
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View 6 This view shows more of the fine wrinkling with a small hole.
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View 7 This view is just after the lining has been completed. The wax still shows which has bled through in the lining process.
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View 8 This view details how much of the wrinkling flattens out in the lining process.
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View 9 This view shows the old canvas border on the new canvas and some of the cleaning has started around her neck.
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View 10 Ah... now that is more like it. Here is a Miss Berrien in much better shape!