PRESERVATION OF WALLPAPERS AS PARTS OF INTERIORS

Documentation of the work on the Estonian Literary Museum
18 October 2012 Filling minor losses Finely milled 8 hours
with mixture of paper
light and acid-free
pulp and adhesive
Ingres paper,
Klucel G
(15% in ethanol)
6–8 November 2012 Filling larger losses with Original wallpaper, 32 hours
original wallpaper
border, Klucel G
(removed from the
(15% in ethanol),
wall above an oven
methyl cellulose
and behind a radiator)
6–9 November 2012 Mechanical removal Scalpel, hard 24 hours
of dark paint or lacquer brush of pig’s hair
12–14 November 2012 Treating dark watermarks Cotton, saliva, 24 hours
distilled water,
ethanol
16–19 November 2012 Mending wallpaper A. Pencil and paper 32 hours
fragments ripped from B. Soft brushes,
the wall
Wishab Sponge
A. Systemizing and mapping (Soft), spatula
wallpaper fragments
C. Hollytex,
B. Drycleaning distilled water,
C. Removal of lining paper spatula
D. Blotter-washing D. Hollytex,
E. Pressing blotter paper,
F. Preparing wall-surface distilled water
G. Adhering fragments on E. Hollytex,
the wall
blotter paper,
H. Filling missing areas wooden board
I. Retouching F. Japanese paper
(Gampi, 29 g/m2),
methyl cellulose
G. Klucel G
(15% in ethanol),
bone spatula
H. Original
wallpaper,
Klucel G
(15% in ethanol)
I. Faber & Castell
watercolour
crayonsz
20–22 November 2012 Making reconstructions: A. Japanese paper 32 hours
A. Preparing wall-surface (Gampi, 29 g/m2),
B. Filling missing areas methyl cellulose
with Ingres paper with B. Beige Ingres
matching tone and texture paper, methyl
C. Preparing two stencils cellulose
D. Toning background C. Thin stencil
E. Stenciling and painting foile, stencil pen,
the missing pattern
scalpel
D. Dry pastels,
Faber & Castell
watercolour crayons
E. Gouasche
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