7721
Accession Number
1994
Title Of Journal Book
Some preliminary testing of materials used in the restoration of wall-paintings
Collation
34 p. : ills., 4 figs.
Reference Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references
Publisher City
Bruxelles
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Unpublished
Literature Level
Monographic
Meeting
6th joint meeting of the icom committee for museum laboratories and of the sub-committee for the care of paintings
Meeting City
Bruxelles
Abstract
This is a continuation of experiments described by P. Philippot and P. Mora (see 197). Sets of samples (20 sets, each containing 59 pieces) were sent to participants (25 are listed), and exposed for varying lengths of time under various conditions; 1 year elapsed between the time the samples were sent and the date of this report. The samples were prepared using: various fixatives for consolidating paint film and upper layers of plaster (egg, casein, shellac, polyvinyl alcohol, soluble nylon, polyvinyl acetate and various methacrylates); various support materials (canvas, hardboard, anodized aluminum, expanded polyvinyl chloride, expanded polystrene and glass fiber); and various adhesives, which were also used during transfers (casein, calcium caseinate, polyvinyl acetate emulsion and polybuty methacrylates). Additional experiments with fixative material are reported, considering two factors; the tendency of some resins to absorb dust, and the change in solubility due to cross-linking from exposure to ultra-violet light. The need for and character of new support structures for transferred wall paintings is discussed. Further testing is planned by participants, who will be supplied with various fixatives to be used in conservation work. Results of the testing are discussed; reports from some of the participants are in the following appendices. L. Tintori: some notes on the preparation of the samples used in the scheme; samples for testing the fixative-resin solutions; report on some testing carried out by the Paint Research Station, Teddington, Middlesex, England. Edward V. Sayre and Lawrence J. Majewski; preliminary report on the effect of water and water vapor upon test panels of transferred frescoes prepared by Professor Leonetto Tintori. Zdravko Barov: report on the tests carried out in the church and tomb at Batscovo, Bulgaria. Professor and Mrs. R.W. Baker; report on the restoration being carried out in Winchester Cathedral, England.
Keywords
Mural painting, examination; Mural painting, conservation; Mural painting, fixative consolidation ICCROM
pub_id
7721
Meeting Date
19670906-19670918