Finishing Things Up
A demonstration wall has been built to show the various surface treatments that would have been used on the original chapel and to allow researchers to collect data about the various treatments weather over the winter.
o One area will be coated with lime mortar, or rendered. Penciled, or painted, joints simulate the look of stone. The front façade of the chapel will rendered. In the early years of the colony, good building stone was only available as an import. This technique imparted the formality of stone without the expense.
o A second area will be color washed, with penciled joints, a technique used to give the impression of regular bricks and even joints, an effect that craftsmen were unable to attain with handmade brick available at the time.
o The east side of the experimental wall will be coated with lime plaster, to demonstrate the finish that will be used on the interior walls of the chapel.
