National Park Service -- Philadelphia Support Office, 200 Chestnut Street -- 3rd Floor, U.S. Custom House, Philadelphia, PA 19106

F -- STABILIZE, CLEAN AND CONSERVE THIS SUITE OF TEN GILDED OBJECTS, TWO ADDITIONAL PAIRS OF GILDED LOOKING GLASSES, AND ONE PAIR OF GILDED METAL EGYPTIAN-REVIVAL GIRANDOLE MIRRORS TO RETURN ALL TO EXHIBITION IN HAMPTON'S DRAWING ROOM. SOL 1443RP400098027 DUE 071698 POC Linda E. Maiden, Contracting Officer (215) 597-0055 Fax (215) 597-1085 Gilding Conservation for Hampton Drawing Room -- The formal parlour or drawing room within Hampton Hall at Hampton National Historic Site received a large suite of gilded objects in 1851-52 from the shop of Samson Cariss in Baltimore. Ordered by John and Eliza Ridgely, the objects remained in place until 1950, when they were removed and placed in substandard storage conditions for many years. The objective of this project will be to stabilize, clean and conserve this suite of ten gilded objects, two additional pairs of gilded looking glasses and one pair of gilded metal Egyptian-revival ggirandole mirrors, to return all to exhibition in Hampton's drawing room. The objects are in varying conditions. Condition statements for eight objects are attached to supplement your on-site examination. The other six objects may be examined on site. Insurance coverage for all objects during period of loan for conservation, door-to-door, for the amount indicated in the final contract (estimated at $150,000 if all objects were loaned at one time -- which almost certainly will not occur.) Request for solicitation must be in writing. No telephone requests will be honored. (215) 597-0055 -- Fax (215) 597-1085. (0160)

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