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But in the late 1960s, the architect Edward Vason Jones began to bedazzle the State Department’s eighth floor with cornices, columns, coffers and gilding.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/10/arts/design/diplomatic-reception-rooms-state-department.html
In preparation for the Coronation Ms Blessley has spent the past four months meticulously preserving the flaking gilding and cleaning the chair's surface using sponges and cotton swabs.
"So a large part of what I've been doing is sticking that gilding down to make sure it's secure, and then I will surface clean it and that will improve the appearance a little bit."
Torah ornaments, chiseled and engraved with silver gilding from the Beth Micahel Temple on display at ‘Houses of life: Synagogues and cemeteries in Italy’ at the National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah, 2023.