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Interior View at Fenway Studios, 1974 |
In
1972, Peter Williams/Museum Services began in the enclosed porch
of an antique house on the South Shore of Boston. The firm was founded
by Peter Williams, a  former
object conservator who had worked in the Research Laboratory of the
Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. During the first year of business the
company restored objects for the John F. Kennedy Presidential Museum
and Library, paintings for the Minnesota Bicentennial Exhibition, and
a ship portrait for Vesterheim, the Norwegian-American Museum in Decorah,
Iowa, which had been given to the museum by the King of Norway.
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In
1974, the firm moved to the historic Fenway Studios building in
Boston, a National Historic Landmark. Since 1905, this "artistic
beehive" has been the center of the "Boston School" of
painting. In 1977 Jacquelyn Trombley, joined the firm and is now Senior
Conservator. Over a period of nearly 25 years she has gained the rare
and valuable experience of restoring paintings by many of the finest
artists who have worked in our country from the colonial period into
the early 20th century.
In 1985, the firm merged with Gustav Klimann Inc., which was one of
the most established and highly regarded firms in New England at the
time. Mr. Klimann held several patents on the vacuum press, which is
used to line paintings, and his press is still in use today.
Peter Williams and Mrs. Klimann were in partnership for many years after
the death of Mr. Klimann. Today, Peter Williams/Museum Services has
established ties with most of New England’s finest art galleries,
collectors, auction houses and many smaller museums.
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Peter
Williams/Museum Services specializes
in the conservation and restoration of 19th and early 20th century American
and European oil paintings, murals and picture frames. Peter Williams,
founder of the company, has a special expertise and interest in maritime
paintings. We have been in located in the historic Fenway Studios building
in Boston for over 25 years, and enjoy an outstanding reputation for
quality, service and integrity, while serving most of the major art
galleries, auction houses and private dealers in New England.
Massachusetts clients include the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Massachusetts Historical Society, and the Boston Public Library. New England clients include the Redwood Library and Athenaeum in Newport RI, the Newport Historical Society, and the Gilbert Stuart birthplace in Smithfield RI. We receive paintings for conservation on a weekly basis from galleries on the West Coast and occasionally from a collector in Thailand.
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At right, Peter Williams holds a painting by Pieter Brueghel The Younger, 1565-1637. The painting was restored on short notice so it might be included in an auction at Christies, London.
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