Restoration of the original form of a mock-up with a representation of a folk dance on the basis an ethno-choreographic analysis – conservation issues. Mock-up made for the International Exhibition in Paris in 1937, from the collection of the Ethnographic Museum in Warsaw. Inv. no. PME 3515/1-5

Details of the project

Title of work

Restoration of the original form of a mock-up with a representation of a folk dance on the basis an ethno-choreographic analysis – conservation issues. Mock-up made for the International Exhibition in Paris in 1937, from the collection of the Ethnographic Museum in Warsaw. Inv. no. PME 3515/1-5

Studio

Studio of Conservation and Restoration of Textiles

Head of the studio

adi. dr Monika Stachurska (promotor)

Technique

fabrics in various techniques, on a support formed from fibres, on a metal wire frame, wooden base

Dimensions

44x41 cm (base), total height: 35 cm

Description

Practical part of the Master’s Thesis included research and conservation treatment of a mock-up representing a folk dance from Auvergne region in France, made for the International Exhibition in Paris in 1937. The conservation works consisted of a partial, indispensable disassembling for the period of the treatment, cleaning, consolidation and strengthening of the parts of clothing and wooden base. The original poses and composition of the figures were restored during re-assembling of the object. At the top – the object before conservation, at the bottom – after conservation.