PRESERVATION OF WALLPAPERS AS PARTS OF INTERIORS

Documentation of the work on the Puurmani Manor
WALLPAPER DOCUMENTATION FORM
OBJECT
Name of object:
Location of object:
Manufacturer/author:
Date:
Paper:
Paint:
Technique:
Wallpaper of Puurmani manor dining-room
Puurmani manor / Puurmani Secondary School
Tartu mnt 1, Puurmani, Jõgeva County, Estonia
Unknown manufacturer
I layer: 1880s
II layer: 1890–1910
Hand-made:
Machine-made: X
Distemper: X
Oil:
Ink:
Other:
Block-printing: X (I layer)
Surface-printing: X (II layer)
Stencilling:
Hand-painting:
Flock:
Other:
Measures: Surface to restore: 53,6 m 2
Surface to reconstruct: 8,6 m 2
Owner/manager: Puurmani Commune Administration /
Puurmani Vallavalitsus
Start of the project: February 2010
End of the project: June 2010
Conservator(s):
Object is being preserved:
Kadri Kallaste, Kristiina Ribelus
In archive:
Exposition:
Original location: X
New location:
Recommendation for Recommended temperature: 18–25 C o
preserving and Recommended RH: 45–50%
displaying the object: Recommended lux: 50 lux
Avoid sudden changes in the temperature and humidity
levels, e.g. room must be moderately heated during the cold
and wet seasons. The windows should be kept closed.
– Do not touch or lean against the surface of the wallpaper,
since it might cause grease stains, pigment loss, mechanical
damage and similar damage.
– Do not place furniture too close to the wall – it might scratch
the surface of the wallpaper.
– Examine the surface of the wallpaper regularly to avoid
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