I agree with Ken on finding a Conservator to look at the mural and let this Conservator take care of the mural. I dislike the statement:
>I would be very reluctant to take the advice of someone who would prescribe a treatment over the Internet that you could self-administer.<We are all professionals here and did not get to be where we are by sitting around and doing nothing. In the question, it was clearly stated that the wall painting was deteriorating. In my reply, I stated clearly that tests should be conducted before applying anything. For you information, Paraloid B72 is a product that is easily reversible so the statement:>…to risk turning your valued artifact into an expendable lab experiment<
is totally inappropriate. I do agree with Ken that Susan has to be careful and that she has to look for a (better) long-term solution. I do apologias for the use of the words ’quick fix’ they where an unfortunate choice.Susan, if you need more information do not hesitate to contact me.
Kind regards,
Roeland StulemeijerConservatorNational University of Singapore MuseumsE-mail: [log in to unmask]Tel: (+ 65) 874 8817Fax: (+ 65) 778 373810 Kent Ridge CrescentSingapore 119260
From: Ken Deroux <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Stabilizing painted mural Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 09:12:49 -0900 Re: the painted mural on the Battleship Texas- It sounds like you should find a conservator who can look at the actual problem. I would be very reluctant to take the advice of someone who would prescribe a treatment
over the Internet that you could self-administer. To do so would be to risk turning your valued artifact into an expendable lab experiment. There are some very good conservators in Texas. You should be able to find some leads at the American Institute for Conservation web-site at: http://aic.stanford.edu/ Kenneth DeRoux Curator of Museum Services Alaska State Museum 395 Whittier Street Juneau, AK 99801 (907) 465-2396 [log in to unmask] www.museums.state.ak.us ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).