41954
Accession Number
22006
Editor
Rosenberg, Sarah Z.
Title Of Article Chaper
The high art of low tech: interior marble conservation at Federal Hall National Memorial
Title Of Journal Book
The American Institute for Conservation of Historical and Artistic Works Preprints of papers presented at the sixteenth annual meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 1-5, 1988
Pages
128-137
Collation
10 p. : ill., 8 figs.
Reference Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references
Publisher
The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
Publisher City
Washington
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Analytic
Meeting
Annual Meeting of The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (16)
Meeting City
New Orleans (Louisiana)
Meeting Country
United States
Abstract
The interior stone cleaning and conservation project for Federal Hall illustrates a precess of defining and implementing a large scale project for the conservation of architectural materials. Techniques included detergent washing, chemical treatments and applications of a protective floor seal. An examination of the project delineates its essential phases and shows how each one - individually and combined - contribute to a successful result.
Keywords
marble;conservation;Federal Hall National Memorial; cleaning; stone CAL
pub_id
41954
Meeting Date
19880601-19880605