Conservation-restoration of a white fan from the turn of the 19th and 20th century, from a private collection
Studio
Studio of Conservation and Restoration of Textiles
Head of the studio
adi. dr Monika Stachurska (promotor)
Technique
tempera on silk fabric, embriodery with spangles, gilded mother-of-pearl, silk tassel
Dimensions
15,5x40 cm (without the tassel)
Description
Practical part of the Master’s Thesis included research and conservation treatment of a white fan from the turn of the 19th and 20th century. The conservation works consisted of removal of old repairs, cleaning of textile parts and the frame, consolidation of the covering textile and lining, reconstruction or the paper trimming and coloristic unification of its painted decoration. At the top – the object before conservation, at the bottom – after conservation.
