PAPER AND BOOK RESTORATION
We provide conservation
services for all varieties of media. We can handle small format flat
paper, and specialize in the treatment and stabilization of antique
documents, prints, photographs and maps. As with all the departments,
the paper lab employs a minimal approach to treatment, using only
reversible materials and techniques. Treatments include dry cleaning,
water washing, stain reduction & removal, tear repairs, loss restoration,
liquid paper pulp treatments, lining, adhesive removal, aqueous and
non-aqueous de-acidification, UV bleaching, humidification, flattening,
and in-painting.
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"19th Century Japanese Botanical Painting"
on medium weight asian paper
Pin holes, areas of loss and tide stains from water damage
After Treatment
Dry cleaned, water washed, losses filled and deacidified |
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"Chine Collé"
print on machine made western paper
severe foxing overall, paper is acidic with small splits and tears
to primary support
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Dry cleaned, water washed, ultraviolet light bleached,
tears repaired and print deacidified
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Paul Cadmus pastel on paper
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An
early 20th Century painting by Alexander J. Drysdale, oil wash
on cardboard. The painting had heavy water staining and very
dark tide lines. The stains were successfully removed with wet
blotter poultice only, therefore not requiring the extremely
fragile paper to more aggressive treatments or over-painting
to disguise the stains. A conservative approach and under-cleaning
is always best.
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"19th Century Engraving"
on machine made western paper
discolored and acidic, tide stains, heavy foxing and surface dirt,
paper has cockled and torn |
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Dry cleaned, water washed, ultraviolet light bleached,
tears repaired and deacidified |
New
Orleans Conservation Guild Home Page
Contact
us for more information:
New Orleans
Conservation Guild, Inc.
3620 Royal Street
New Orleans, La. 70117
Phone:
(504) 944-7900
Fax: (504) 944-8750
restoration@art-restoration.com
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