Culver City Historic Society

Film Set Conservation

In 2020, Patt Conservation was contracted to assess and conserve a 15' window set piece from the Orson Welles movie "The Magnificent Ambersons" (1942). Our studio documented, cleaned, consolidated paint, stabilized glass panes, and reconstructed missing glass elements. We designed and fabricated a backing and French Cleat hanger to stabilize the artwork and install it. 

A person wearing purple gloves and teal scrub top carefully restoring a large stained glass window mosaic on a wooden frame, working at a table with art supplies and tools.
A person wearing a purple glove holding a brush and cleaning or restoring a painted glass artwork with a floral design.
A person wearing purple gloves and a gray apron examining a stained glass artwork with a tool, surrounded by art supplies and storage shelves.
A woman restoring a stained glass window on a wooden table outdoors, wearing purple gloves and a magnifying headset.
Close-up of a paintbrush applying white paint to a black, chipped surface on a wooden floor.
A person wearing gloves, a face mask, and goggles is airbrushing or painting a stained glass window with a peaceful face surrounded by a floral pattern. The window has a decorative border with red flowers and green leaves.
A stained glass door featuring a religious figure in a white robe, surrounded by floral and decorative designs, with the word 'RESURRECTION' at the top.