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The Moravian mosaic tile on the floor of the Pennsylvania
State Capital Building was designed by Henry Chapman
Mercer in 1906. The 16,000 sq. ft. work of art expresses
the story of Pennsylvania’s rich history in pictures.
In 1999, MPG was commissioned to preserve the integrity
of this masterpiece of American folk art. The scope of
this historic conservation project included: A complete
survey of the 16,000 sq foot floor, fabrication of matching
replacement mosaic tile and stabilization of the existing
tile and mortar. All work on this sensitive stabilization
and restoration project was accomplished “off-hours”,
so there was no disruption in State Government activities – The
project was completed on-time. |
