Conservation of Furniture I; integrated Analytical PhotographyLaajuus (10 ECTS)

Objective

The student can identify different materials used for furniture, deterioration of these materials and reasons for deterioration. The student is able to consider the specific nature and needs of different materials in the conservation process and identify the order of the required conservation treatments. The student can identify earlier restorations. The student is able to make the conservation documentation of a piece of furniture on a professional level. The student can identify wood used for construction and veneering, type of surface treatment used for a piece of furniture and their deterioration. The student can make conservation and/or restoration of a piece of furniture with veneering and transparent surface treatment.
The student knows the possibilities of analytical photography and can use these techniques in some extent.

Content

Documentation in furniture conservation.
Conservation and restoration of structural deterioration.
Conservation and restoration of a piece of veneered furniture with a transparent surface treatment.
Identification and deterioration of different types of transparent surface treatments (alcohol, oil and cellulose based materials).
Gluing and consolidation materials and techniques in furniture conservation.
Filling and retouching.
Analytical photography.

Qualifications

Presentation Techniques

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student has often been absent from the teaching sessions. Activity during the teaching sessions and rehearsals has been unsatisfactory. The student has problems in acting as a group member. The capacity to formulate relevant problems associated with the work is limited and the student has problems to apply theoretical studies to practical work. The reasoning in the rehearsal tasks is weak and the student has many gaps in his/her knowledge.
The student does not work independently and needs a lot of further guidance from the teacher. The student has not given enough attention to the subject, and he/she does not have a clear overall understanding of the subject.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student has taken part in all teaching sessions and projects and his/her activity on the course has been good. The student acts flexibly as a group member.
The studies have proceeded consistently. The student is able to understand the basic topics of the course and is able to apply the theoretical studies to practical work. The reasoning of the rehearsal tasks is valid and the student understands the causes and effects of one's choices in the tasks.
The student works independently but there is still some need for further guidance from the teacher. The student has given enough attention for the subject and has an overall understanding of the subject.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student has achieved the course objectives fully. The student has taken actively and constructively part in the teaching and the project. The student’s actions enhance the group activities.
The student masters the topics of the course and its prerequisites, and is able to apply theoretical studies to practical work. The reasoning in the rehearsal tasks is professional and the student can validate the causes and effects of his/her choices.
The student works independently. The student masters the overall subject in both theory and practice.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student has often been absent from the teaching sessions. Activity during the teaching sessions and rehearsals has been unsatisfactory. The student has problems in acting as a group member. The capacity to formulate relevant problems associated with the work is limited and the student has problems to apply theoretical studies to practical work. The reasoning in the rehearsal tasks is weak and the student has many gaps in his/her knowledge.
The student does not work independently and needs a lot of further guidance from the teacher. The student has not given enough attention to the subject, and he/she does not have a clear overall understanding of the subject.