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Conservation of two banners

Conservation and material research two 19th century banners. One banner is painted.In the first place a material and historical research will be caried out by the students. The identification and the morphology of the silk fibres will be investigated with the optical microscope.The silk and the painted parts in the second banner will be cleaned and fragile parts will be supported.A tube will be provided to store the unpainted banner. The painted banner will be stored on an acid free cardboard.
Date:1 Jan 2019 →  30 Jun 2020
Keywords:ART EDUCATION, ART CONSERVATION, ART PRACTICE, ART AND CRAFT
Disciplines:Material science for conservation-restoration
Project type:Service project