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Date: | Tue, 2 Sep 1997 20:18:50 GMT |
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Just a thought, while I would not feel qualified to give advice on object
care, in the past, somewhat stale bread, french, not whole wheat, was a
material commonly used by people, who took care of art, to lightly clean a
variety of objects. If a good rule for a conservator, as for a doctor, is
first do no harm, it seems a pretty risk free way to "dust", strictly a
physical process as opposed to a chemical one. There are large numbers of
sound paintings that illustrate practices of the past were not all harmful.
I wonder what shape 20th century paintings will be in 500 years from now,
not that it will be of any personal interest. I suspect in the dark
corners of European labs there is still a loaf or two lurking about. When
all is said and done conservation is still more of an art than a science.
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