Conserving Old Master Drawings: A Balancing Act
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Published 2010-11-08
Watch a Getty conservator analyze and treat a drawing using a variety of techniques in this short video.
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All Comments (21)
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Gloves aren’t used as much when handling brittle papers, because gloves decrease tactile feedback to the conservator. They’re less likely to damage paper if they don’t wear gloves. They need their hands well cleaned with no lotion on hands.
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What a relaxing voice from the narrator. So enjoyable!
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Look at all the experts in the comments section.
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No, gloves are not appropriate in most paper and book conservation, however clean, washed hands are. Gloves create a false tactile surface since paper is so thin and fragile and as previously stated can easily cause more damage to the paper then wanted.
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Maravilloso. Excelente labor de conservación. Enhorabuena.
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She is using a bone folder and wheat paste to adhere the Japanese tissue to the paper. The amount of ammonia is small I believe in the water dilution. The ethanol I do not believe is mixed with the ammonium water. If anything, the ethanol may be diluted with water. If I remember correctly, ethanol is often used to spot treat mold.
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Additionally, masks are not always necessary either. The conservator here is using a suction table which is pulling the material and consequently the residual vapors from the object. When suction tables are not used, normally when using harsh chemicals, it is done in a vacuum hood. Hope this helps clarify. P.S. This is the Getty, they know what they are doing.
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What's the title of the drawing? And who drew it and when?
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I'm not sure if anyone on behalf of the Getty Museum response to these messages, but, if you happen to do so, I was wondering if you have any information of the type of paper in this video? What kind of fibre or pulp is it made from? Would love to know more.
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"Preserving the evolution of the craft drawing, from the 13th to the 18th!.
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I wouldn't recommend a bristle brush to do the cleaning on destroying I would use a Kaminski sable brush
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@mrsillywalk - i would love to know why you believe she should wear gloves or a mask? the reason that white gloves are sometimes encoraged in libraries is to prevent the transfer of dirt (and skin oils) onto a sheet of paper- however gloves wil reduce the wearers senstivity so he/she may cause more damage.therefore clean hands pose much less risk. while 100% ammonia is harmful, most household cleanind products would contain more harmful chemicals that what is being used here.
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Forgive an ignorant question : at the end, I'm curious--why such huge frames and mats for such small drawings? To me it makes them look tinier.
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Does her amoniated water and ethanol solution go through the paper into the suction table? Does this mean that it does not stay in the paper once is applied? Do you not rinse after applying solutions?or did you use ethanol by itself, you did not show a response.
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love to do that job.
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great .......
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Wow,,,
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What did Michelangelo use as fixative on his charcoal drawings, so that it didn't smudge?
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1) what is she using when pasting japanese paper? 2) what is % of ammonia and water? 3)should the ethanol be mixed in ammonium water?
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This is an old video but popped in some research. I know you people are the experts however foxing is not caused by mold, if it was the work is contaminated. Foxing is a problem derived by the minerals in the water used to make the paper. If analyzed by current modern techniques you can come close to determine the minerals and where the paper mill was located.
