Above: C. P. Jennewein’s Pennsylvania State Seal plaster maquette before conservation.
Above: The marble version of Winged Wheel installed on the wall of the 1st floor lobby of the North Office Building in the PA State Capitol Complex.
Jennewein’s “Winged Wheel” maquette.
Above: Both maquettes in studio during the consolidation and stabilization process.
Above: Injecting adhesive into small cracks in the plaster to consolidate and stabilize the piece.
Above: some of the small original pencil marks, most likely made by the artist when the marble copies were made, that we were careful to save.
Above: incorporating the maquette’s original wood support structure into the new frame.
Above: A detail of the back of the maquettes. The white blob is the original plaster connection to its wood cradle. The black painted wood supports and distributes the weight of the maquette.
Above: Winged Wheel after it was cleaned, consolidated, stabilized, and framed.
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Above: Detail of the plaster in its new frame under glass. The stainless steel stand-offs allow air to circulate.
Above: Conserved and framed Winged Wheel after being installed within the PA State Capitol Complex.
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