CASE: Honours Board gild, Teddington Memorial Hospital – NGS Signwriters

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RESTORATION BRIEF

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From client directive to take lettering styling from 2 smaller panels and insert into larger main panel in gold leaf.

Trace made and re aligned text.

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ORIGINS

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Several superb original hands had contributed to this panel over the past 60 years.

On site the condition of the oak panelling gave cause for concern as the grain had lifted and distorted with fine yet deep ripples.

The draw up followed the original main hand.

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TECHNIQUE AND MATERIALS

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Gilding mix:  Lefranc 6 hour gold size adding yellow black and whit to create putty colour with plenty of guts or ‘hold’.

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Brush:  handover’s 00 chisel.

Letter size 18mm Body 30mm Headings

Lettering the original ‘Optima’ writers Roman was difficult over the rippled surface.

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Spacing

Allowing for 1 extra line after the last line of text.

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Access Platform tower. Work height 2m

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Threats and Challenges

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• Surface.
• In earshot of patients being treated.
• Having an inexperienced trainee alongside.
• Heat of summer.