documenting jewelers' building terra cotta exterior and tower restoration work over the weekend

i managed to revisit where i left off, documenting the exterior restoration work on the 40-story chicago jewelers building's southwest corner over weekend. 

i focused on areas where installation of replicated cream-colored glazed terra cotta (executed by boston valley) is underway. a few additional images were taken of the southwest turret - one of four originally used to conceal water tanks for fire suppression - which is the last to be fully restored.

i've been documenting the work for nearly two years now. if i recall correctly, some two thousand pieces were made by boston valley for this job. i took the last images - showing original and replicated pieces - during my visit to boston valley terra cotta last spring.

the 1928 jewelers building was co-designed by joachim g. giaver and frederick p. dinkelberg.

further reading:

GIAVER AND DINKELBERG'S JEWELERS BUILDING TERRA COTTA RESTORATION NEARING COMPLETION

RESTORATION WORK ON 1927 JEWELERS BUILDING EXTERIOR TERRA COTTA WORK RESUMES AS SPRING ARRIVES

LATEST PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES OF JEWELERS' BUILDING ONGOING EXTERIOR RESTORATION

RESTORATION OF CHICAGO'S JEWELERS BUILDING TERRA COTTA EXTERIOR IN PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES

DOCUMENTING THE RESTORATION OF CHICAGO'S DOWNTOWN HISTORIC BUILDINGS THIS FALL AND BEYOND