PhilaU Textile Faculty participates in George Washington's Revolutionary War tent restoration.

Philadelphia University's Faculty participated in the restoration of the original oval linen tent used by George Washington as his office and living quarters during the Revolutionary War. The 10 ft tall masterpiece will be placed as a permanent installation on April, 2017 at the Museum of American Revolution in Philadelphia.

Wendelyn Anderson, technical associate for PhilaU’s Center for Excellence in Surface Imaging, assisted Virginia Whelan, a textile conservator specialist, in making high-resolution images of fabric, which resembled the original linen canvas fabric of the oval tent. The fabric was printed on polyester with a digital inkjet printer and it was used to replace large tears, holes, and missing pieces in the tent. The procedure went through various trails consisting of two main stages, first to match the color then the scale of the fabric.

Another faculty member, E.J. Herczyk, associate professor and drawing coordinator in PhilaU’s Textile Design program, served as an adviser on the project. 

George Washington's Tent

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