8365
Accession Number
10511
Title Of Article Chaper
Wallpaper conservation at the Longfellow National Historic Site: parlor and dining room
Title Of Journal Book
Journal of the American Institute for Conservation
Volume
20
Issue
44198
Pages
100-110
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
This paper describes the in situ treatment of two historic wallpapers in the Longfellow National Historic Site, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The papers, hung in the dining room and parlor, were machine printed. They were installed during the 1880's and between 1844-46, respectively. The defects and deterioration problems are discussed. These include: structural defects involving the plaster and its foundation; support defects; design layer defects: and surface accretions, coating and overpaint. The treatment steps are discussed; they include: structural consolidation; consolidation of the support; cleaning; compensation of support and design; and application of a protective barrier. -- AATA
pub_id
8365