With the best intentions: Changed response to relative humidity in wax-resin lined early 19th century canvas paintings

Cecil Krarup Andersen, Mikkel Scharff, Jørgen Wadum, Marion Mecklenburg

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    Abstract

    Wax-resin lining treatments in the 20th century were chosen specifically for many of the 19th century Danish Golden Age paintings on canvas to counteract their suspected response to moisture. For this study samples from paintings and lined mock-ups have been examined in order to study this treatment’s response to moisture before and after wax-resin lining using tests of uniaxially restrained samples in cycled RH. Contrary to the usual assumptions the wax-resin lined samples showed increased force at high levels of relative humidity and a decreased response in weft-cut samples at low relative humidity.
    OriginalsprogEngelsk
    Publikationsdato15 sep. 2014
    Antal sider9
    StatusUdgivet - 15 sep. 2014
    BegivenhedICOM-CC 17th Triennial Conference: Building Strong Culture through Conservation - ICOM-CC, Melbourne, Australien
    Varighed: 15 sep. 201419 sep. 2014

    Konference

    KonferenceICOM-CC 17th Triennial Conference
    LokationICOM-CC
    Land/OmrådeAustralien
    ByMelbourne
    Periode15/09/201419/09/2014

    Emneord

    • dublering
    • voks-harpiks
    • krympning

    Kunstnerisk udviklingsvirksomhed (KUV)

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