Jane Davies Conservation offers you the full range of services required for researching historic painted decoration and plasterwork within historic buildings.

We can assist you with the following:

• Preparing a succesful research specification
• In situ investigation of historic schemes
• Recording of historic schemes
• Paint and plaster sample taking for analysis
• Microscopy of prepared samples in cross-section and dispersion
• UV microscopy and sample analysis
• Pigment and paint media identification using specialist instrumental analysis, such as Gas Chromatography, Scanning Electron Microscopy and Fourier Transform Infra Red spectroscopy
• Presentation of research findings in clear, easy to read illustrated reports
• Accurate colour matching from samples and in situ to identify historic colours for reproduction
• Consultancy to support conservation and/or redecoration 

We are constantly improving these services to keep up with developments in the field and to provide you with the best resources available.