Conservation of a silk map of ‘England & Wales’: the challenge of using an adhesive technique and a padded support for preservation and study purposes

  • Rita Machado Maltieira de Almeida Morais
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37558/gec.v1i1.23

Abstract

Este trabajo se deriva de un proyecto de investigación de conservación como estudiante de Master en Conservación de Textiles, en el Centro de Conservación de Textiles (TCC) de la Universidad de Southampton, Inglaterra.

El documento destaca los desafíos técnicos y las soluciones llevadas a cabo en un mapa de seda de Inglaterra y Gales que se requerían para su almacenamiento y estudio. Los objetivos del tratamiento fueron mejorar la conservación a largo plazo, conseguir una presentación estéticamente aceptable, permitir ser examinados ambos lados del documento y protegerlo frente a su manipulación. El uso de adhesivos para la consolidación de este textil frágil fue una opción válida para su conservación, ya que no podría ser consolidado por los medios tradicionales. Además, es importante observar la utilización de un soporte acolchado como parte fundamental del tratamiento de conservación.

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Author Biography

Rita Machado Maltieira de Almeida Morais
In 2006 finished the conservation degree at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa.
During 2007/2009, after doing an internship at the textile conservation studio in the Musems and Conservation Institute and in the Costume Museum, both in Lisbon, did a Master in textile Conservation, at the Textile Conservation Centre, in the University of Southampton, in England.
Published
2010-09-08
How to Cite
Machado Maltieira de Almeida Morais, R. (2010). Conservation of a silk map of ‘England & Wales’: the challenge of using an adhesive technique and a padded support for preservation and study purposes. Ge-Conservacion, 1, 209-219. https://doi.org/10.37558/gec.v1i1.23
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Vol. 1 (2010): Número 1
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