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FASHION PLATE RESTORATION PROCESS page 2 The following will take you through the process we use to restore fashion plates to their original beauty. We use this process digitally on all of our images. Page 1 2 3Restoration Animation | Plate Comparison | Completed Restoration |
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Phase 4 Cleaning Ruffles between the Flounce and Skirt Click here to see a comparison of all the full images. |
Ruffles between the flounce and skirt were cleaned. The image above is from the far right side of the ruffle. There are two types of shadows. The lower shadow is light and beige colored. The shadows under the top ruffle are dark shadows with charcoal lines. The ruffles cleaning took 1 hr. 55 mins. |
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TOTAL TIME SPENT ON THE RESTORATION PROCESS: |
Phase 5A Skirt Panels I have cleaned one panel of the skirt. Detail was paid to the thick shadow lines under the left arm. Also several lighter shadow lines are on the panel to show the drape of the skirt. This panel took 2 hrs. 17 mins. to clean
Phase 5B Left Side Skirt Panel
This panel took 1 hrs. 10 mins. to clean
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Background: |
1 hr |
45 min |
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Head-dress: |
0 hr |
45 min |
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Bodice (3/4): |
3 hr |
30 min |
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Full Bodice: |
1 hr |
15 min |
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Sleeve/hand: |
2 hr |
18 min |
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Skirt Ruffle: |
1 hr |
55 min |
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Skirt: 1st panel |
2 hr |
17 min |
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Skirt: 2nd panel |
1 hr |
10 min |
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Skirt: 3rd panel |
1 hr |
7 min |
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Skirt: 4th panel |
6 hr |
12 min |
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Left Flounce: |
1 hr |
45 min |
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Center Flounce |
3 hr |
15 min |
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Right Flounce: |
1 hr |
35 min |
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Total time: |
28 hr |
39 min |
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Phase 5C Right Center Front Skirt Panel This panel took 1 hrs. 7 mins. to clean |
Phase 5D Right Side Skirt Panel This section was the most tedious and time consuming of all. This panel has several parts of the shadow from her right arm. Above you can see some of the cleaned and un-cleaned shadow lines. To see a comparison of this area un-cleaned look at the full view in the previous phase. This panel took 6 hrs. 12 mins. to clean Click here to see a comparison of all the full images. |
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GO TO: Page 1 2 3Completed Restoration |
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Website Bibliographical Information: The Ladies Cabinet of Fashion, Music, & Romance. England: London, Vol. XIV, July, 1838. Looking for more places to research??? |
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Disclaimer: This article is being presented as an educational resource of fashions during this era. The Costume Gallery, or its owner, Penny E. Dunlap Ladnier, does NOT sell or make sewing patterns. This publication's text is in its original format. Spelling or grammar may not appear to be correct, but were standard for the original publication date. All contents of the websites associated with The Costume Gallery Website are protected by copyright laws. Questions??? email HERE© The Costume Gallery, 1997-2005. |
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