architectural conservation, historic painted surfaces, project management
A small, independent architectural conservation firm serving owners, curators and architects on historic landmark buildings. Richbrook Conservation consults on the materials aspects related to restoration, preservation, or conservation of historic buildings, with specialized
experience in painted surfaces. We provide conditions assessments, investigations, analyses, research, development and testi
08/26/2025
This paint sample is from an interior door of a tavern building which dates to the 1760s and may potentially be an original 18th-Century door. Notice the use of deep browns historically, used as natural wood tones.
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08/09/2025
18th-Century Baptist vibes
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07/14/2025
06/24/2025
An example of multiple applications of bronze-powder paint used decoratively in imitation of gilding, as viewed microscopically in cross-section. The earliest dates to ca 1882.
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04/06/2025
Large format photography of historic buildings: the product .... and the set-up.
Thomas Crane Public Library
04/03/2025
Practicing large-format photo documentation
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01/01/2025
Honoring 2024, while welcoming the potential of the New Year! Happy 2025 everyone!
08/09/2024
Just stuccoed over
đź“ŤPeratallada, Spain
07/04/2024
What a difference illumination makes!
(L: normal light / R: incident UV)
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05/04/2024
Authentic paint evidence in a turn of the 19th-Century tavern in Litchfield county CT
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04/27/2024
Sweet little secret hiding in the corner
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05/13/2024