PROFRR2 Collect and research information to support furniture restoration and repair commissions
Overview
This standard covers the skills and knowledge needed to carry out research to understand the history of furniture and the different periods.
Outcomes
Performance Criteria
You must be able to:
1. comply with health and safety requirements and procedures at all times
2. identify and use reliable sources of information when researching commissions
3. build up complete and accurate picture of original techniques and materials that would have been used in producing items
4. obtain accurate and up to date details of materials and techniques used to replace original features
5. seek expert assistance on any aspects of the information you uncover which require clarification
6. keep an accurate and up to date log of material and service suppliers that could be useful for future commissions
Knowledge & Understanding
You need to know and understand:
1. different periods of history and the furniture styles
2. prominent designers and makers for the different periods
3. materials and techniques for the different periods
4. sources that can provide valid and reliable information including historical records, manufacturer’s specifications, other people, professional or trade organisations
5. why it is important to have a full understanding of original production techniques and materials
6. historical techniques and materials for furniture production still in use today
7. difference in priorities when restoring traditional or antique furniture and repairing modern furniture
8. why it is important to gather information on tried, tested and successful uses of modern materials and techniques and on solutions to potential problems
9. who to turn to for expert advice and assistance
10. why you should keep a record of your research and what it should contain
Scope
Periods Tudor, Jacobean, The Commonwealth (Puritan), The Restoration period (Carolean), William & Mary, Queen Anne, Georgian, Regency, Victorian, Edwardian
Styles
1400-1500's Middle Age (Baroque) Style, 1600-1700's Jacobean Style, 1640-1700's Early American Style, 1690-1725's William & Mary Style, 1700-1760's Queen Anne Style, 1700-1780's Colonial Style, 1714-1770's Georgian Style, 1720-1830's Pennsylvania Dutch Style, 1750-1800's Chippendale Style, 1780-1820's Federal Style, 1770-1800's Sheraton Style, 1800-1840's American Empire Style, 1820-1860's Shaker Style, 1840-1920's Victorian Style, 1880-1910’s Art Nouveau, 1930-1970's Scandinavian Contemporary Style, 1945-1965's Mid-Century Modernism Style, 1960-1970's Postmodern Style, 1970-Today Modern Style
PROFRR2 Collect and research information to support furniture restoration and repair commissions
Overview
This standard covers the skills and knowledge needed to carry out research to understand the history of furniture and the different periods.
Outcomes
Performance Criteria
You must be able to:
1. comply with health and safety requirements and procedures at all times
2. identify and use reliable sources of information when researching commissions
3. build up complete and accurate picture of original techniques and materials that would have been used in producing items
4. obtain accurate and up to date details of materials and techniques used to replace original features
5. seek expert assistance on any aspects of the information you uncover which require clarification
6. keep an accurate and up to date log of material and service suppliers that could be useful for future commissions
Knowledge & Understanding
You need to know and understand:
1. different periods of history and the furniture styles
2. prominent designers and makers for the different periods
3. materials and techniques for the different periods
4. sources that can provide valid and reliable information including historical records, manufacturer’s specifications, other people, professional or trade organisations
5. why it is important to have a full understanding of original production techniques and materials
6. historical techniques and materials for furniture production still in use today
7. difference in priorities when restoring traditional or antique furniture and repairing modern furniture
8. why it is important to gather information on tried, tested and successful uses of modern materials and techniques and on solutions to potential problems
9. who to turn to for expert advice and assistance
10. why you should keep a record of your research and what it should contain
Scope
Periods Tudor, Jacobean, The Commonwealth (Puritan), The Restoration period (Carolean), William & Mary, Queen Anne, Georgian, Regency, Victorian, Edwardian
Styles
1400-1500's Middle Age (Baroque) Style, 1600-1700's Jacobean Style, 1640-1700's Early American Style, 1690-1725's William & Mary Style, 1700-1760's Queen Anne Style, 1700-1780's Colonial Style, 1714-1770's Georgian Style, 1720-1830's Pennsylvania Dutch Style, 1750-1800's Chippendale Style, 1780-1820's Federal Style, 1770-1800's Sheraton Style, 1800-1840's American Empire Style, 1820-1860's Shaker Style, 1840-1920's Victorian Style, 1880-1910’s Art Nouveau, 1930-1970's Scandinavian Contemporary Style, 1945-1965's Mid-Century Modernism Style, 1960-1970's Postmodern Style, 1970-Today Modern Style