Gothic Screen Woodcarving from the Hermitage Museum

Hermitage Museum

Project Name

Hermitage Museum & Gardens - Museum

Location

Norfolk, Virginia, USA

“Agrell Architectural Carving contributed greatly to the success of one of my most challenging projects. Throughout the project, I was truly impressed by the outstanding quality of the firm’s work and by Ian Agrell’s enthusiasm, personable manner, and professional commitment to the project.”

— F. Carey Howlett, Project Manager and Conservator

Client | Partners | Companies

Details – specialties, skills etc.

The Hermitage Museum is an early 20th century Arts-and-Crafts estate in Norfolk, Virginia. In 2003 the museum suffered a serious fire that almost destroyed the Gothic revival music room. We were commissioned to reproduce all the damaged woodcarving, including the elaborately carved oak Gothic screen, which featured tracery, capitals, columns, sculptural foliage, figures, and pierced cresting.

The original work was carved in the early 20th century and was inspired by the 14th-century screens typically found in village churches of England’s West Country. We studied the charred original woodcarvings carefully and reproduced them exactly. We had undertaken a similar project for the Utah Governor’s Mansion.

Hours | volume, Delivery

The whole project took our carvers around 2,500 hours to complete.

FURTHER RESOURCES

Agrell Gothic Room Designs

Agrell Architectural Carving. Fire damage at the Hermitage Museum. We hand carved and replaced to neew the Gothic revival music room, including the elaborately carved oak Gothic screen.
Agrell Architectural Carving for The hermitage Museum. The original carved Gothic screen featured tracery, capitals, columns, sculptural foliage, figures, and an elaborately pierced cresting.
Agrell Architectural Carving. A woodcarver works on complex Gothic beam details for The Hermitage Museum.
Agrell Architectural carving. The original Gothic screen at The Hermitage Museum was hand carved in the early 20th century and was inspired by the 14th-century screens typically found in village churches of England’s West Country.
Agrell Architectural Carving. The hand carved Gothic screen was decorated on both sides after the original was damaged by fire at The Hermitage Museam.
Agrell Architectural Carving. Details of the bressumer carved beam for The Hermitage Museum. Woodcarving in progress with woodcarving tools.
Agrell Architectural Carving. We woodcarved elaborately pierced Gothic cresting after studing the charred original woodcarvings carefully to reproduce them exactly. Work in progress with woodcarving tools for The Hermitage Museum.
Agrell Architectural Carving undertook the construction and the woodcarving of this Gothic style screen after The Hermitage Museum was damaged by fire. Woodcarving in progress.
Agrell Architectural Carving undertook the construction and the woodcarving of this Gothic style screen. "Agrell Architectural Carving contributed greatly to the success of one of my most challenging projects—the recovery from fire damage at the Her
Agrell Architectural Carving undertook the construction and the woodcarving of this Gothic style screen which included figures. This was for The Hermitage Museum after it was damaged by fire.
Agrell Architectural Carving undertook the construction and the woodcarving of this stunning Gothic style screen after The Hermitage Museum was damaged by fire.
Agrell Architectural Carving undertook the construction and the woodcarving of this Gothic style screen after The Hermitage Museum was damaged by fire. The Hermitage Museum is an early 20th century Arts-and-Crafts estate in Norfolk, Virginia.
Previous

Restoration of Historic Woodwork at Utah’s Governor’s Mansion
Next

Rococo Fire Surround & Overmantle