Museum quality treatments · Paintings, Objects & Paper conservation
Stretcher keys are the thin, triangular wooden wedges that are hammered into the slots located at the inner corners of the stretchers, in order to tighten the canvas by expanding the own stretcher. How do the stretcher keys work? Do we place the keys properly? Find the answers here.
Can capillary washing and light bleaching be performed at the same time? An explanation of the procedure and a sketch of the set up is provided in this post.
A brief on the course titled Inpainting & Loss Compensation on Paper. The course covered new materials and techniques applied in Paper Conservation.
Tang horses were made in China as tomb accessories for the comfort and use of the deceased in the afterlife. They were a symbol of status, and are usually found in the tombs of the rich and powerful, as well as the imperial family