March 2013 – Fritz Wilhelm, LLC

16th Century Folding Table

by FritzFurniture March 11, 2013March 11, 20130 comments

Here is a table I recently finished. I based it on a 16th century original in the V&A museum in London. The original is made from walnut and is heavily inlaid. Mine is made from white oak and has light carving enhanced with a monochrome (black) pigment added under the oil finish. The original has …

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A door closure method.

by FritzTent Research March 9, 2013March 11, 20130 comments

Mughal era painting. This is one of the rare pieces of period art that shows a method of closing doors on a tent. I’m pretty sure Past Tents in the UK uses this method. I’ve heard, from someone who owned a tent with this style of closure, that the very limited overlap made it difficult …