Greetings. I want to say that I have largely been a lurker for ovr a year
know, but have enjoyed the numerous threads presented on the list and
learned a lot from them. That said, I do have a question. I work at an 1891
historic house and we have very little storage space. This fall, we received
another historic house. It was built during the 1870s(we think) in another
part of the county.  We received many pieces of wallpaper from the house, as
well. Layers of wallpaper were pasted onto one another and the house was
left alone for some time after the last owner's death. As a result, much of
the wallpaper is brittle and breaks easily. Most pieces are relatively
small, but there are a few pieces about 2 feet in length. I am curious to
hear your recommendations for storing the wallpaper and for any good
books/literature on this subject. I am aware of the temp/RH requirements.
The curator is also thinking about just keeping samples of the wallpaper.
This would require cutting the wallpaper. Is this accepted practice?
Feel free to reply to me or the list. Thanks in advance for all of your help
and sorry for the long post!
                                                        Chris Godbold
                                                    Assistant Curator
                                                Heritage Farmstead Museum
                                                       Plano, TX

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