Collect and research information to support furniture restoration and repair commissions

This standard covers the skills and knowledge needed to carry out

1. identify and use reliable sources of information when researching

   commissions

   2. build up complete and accurate pictures of original techniques

   and materials used in producing items

   3. obtain accurate and up to date details of materials and techniques

   used to replace original features

   4. seek expert assistance on any aspects of information you uncover

   which require clarification

   5. keep an accurate and up to date log of materials and services

   suppliers that could be useful for future commissions

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

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, 17141770's Georgian Style, 1720-1830's Pennsylvania Dutch Style, 17501800'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, 1880-1910s Art Nouveau,

1930-1970's Scandinavian Contemporary Style, 1945-1965's MidCentury Modernism Style, 1960-1970's Postmodern Style, 1970-Today

Modern Style