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Artist ~ Ernest Mills ~
House in Cooperstown, New York (Made to Order)
13-3/8” (34.0 cm) x 8-1/2" (21.6 cm)


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Beyond taking in Cooperstown's fall colors, visitors can sample Belgian-style brews at Brewery Ommegang, celebrate the
harvest at the Farmers' Museum, imbibe authentic apple cider at Fly Creek Cider Mill & Orchard or farm-distillery spirits
from the Cooperstown Distillery, and visit the Fenimore Art Museum to see their incredible permanent collection and
rotating exhibitions.
This piece measures 13-3/8” (34.0 cm) x 8-1/2" (21.6 cm) and was pressed onto a piece of ¼” MDF board, and backed by
a single piece of Maple veneer. It was sanded with 120 grid then 3 coats of sanding sealer were applied. Between each
application the surface was wet and dry sanded with 600 grid using a flat steel block. It was finished with 3 coat of
wipe on Gloss polyurethane varnish, 1 coat of satin polyurethane varnish and finally polished with Renaissance wax.
It is all Scalpel cut.
Anyone interested in learning the art of Marquetry please contact me at emills21@cox.net

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