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'''John Canning & Co.''', formerly John Canning Studios, is an historic building [[Conservation-restoration|restoration, conservation]] and [[Preservation (library and archive)|preservation]] company located in [[Cheshire, Connecticut]], led by David Riccio, Dorothea Hennessey, and John Canning. Working with government, institutional, sacred, commercial, theater, and museum clients, the company specializingspecializes in services in the architectural arts and finishes such as ornamental plaster restoration, plaster stabilization, decorative paint/finishes, [[gilding]], historic woodwork, and stone. The company was incorporated in 1976 and has grown from a small workshop to a large restoration studio with a staff that includes traditionally trained decorative painters, ornamental plasterers, masons, carpenters, fine art conservators, [[Artisan|craftsmen]], and architectural material conservators.

The studio's services include consulting and consultation services such as: Historic Paint Analysis, Plaster Conditions Survey, Conservation and Restoration of decorative finishes and murals, New Design & Artwork, and Project Management and Planning. Traditional methods and materials utilized include: Decorative Paint (stencil, stripe, faux stone (marbling), woodgraining, trompe l'oeil, and grisaille), Plaster (ornamental; running mould; stabilization, 3-coat plaster, sound dampening techniques), Wood (cleaning; repair; conservation-grade coatings; new furnishings in complementary style), Stone (cleaning; repair; polishing), and Gilding (silver leaf; gold leaf; aluminum and other alloys; glazing; exterior gold leaf).

== History ==