My wife approached me a couple of weeks ago saying that they had discovered the original charter for her Colonial Dames lineage chapter in a members' basement. She wanted to know if I could frame it. So I told her sure. What you see here is a case of not knowing when to stop. I matted and framed the Charter and then decided it should have a carrying satchel or something for when they go to meetings in various places and need to take the charter to display. I was not going to let somebody toss the nicely framed charter into the trunk of a car and possibly damage it. So I decided to make a padded and quilted carrying caddy to house the framed charter. Then It was decided to make a stand that would allow the framed charter to be positioned on it and displayed. So I added an outside pocket to the caddy to house the stand. So What you see here is the Framed Charter, the Stand for displaying it, and a Padded Caddy to take it To and Fro. The frame is Cherry, the Stand is Poplar, and the Caddy is Quilted 2" diamond pattern black cotton, w/ padded strap. Now the Charter is protected in archival mounting within it's own frame, along with a lightweight stand and a padded bag to carry the whole shebang about in. Thus ends the the story of the long lost Colonial Dames Charter. And my involvement in it's restoration and preservation. You won't believe the next project I am involved in, but more on that later. The link is below.
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14 years ago