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Date: | Wed, 4 Feb 1998 23:06:37 +0100 |
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At the Historic Houses Trust of NSW, to protect or conceal earlier walls,
we have built timber frames and tensioned fabric over them and
Monel-stapled the textile into place. With the right fabric, such as
artist's canvas, etc, this can be painted over or wall-papered. The problem
of hanging pictures on this protective "wall" can be addressed by placing a
timber support on the horizontal in the place where you need to attach the
fixings.
Imagine a large contemporary painting...
> I am involved with a project that will require the protection of
> historic wall surfaces for exhibition purposes. We are looking to
> cover the walls in a group of rooms that have never been painted (only
> wallpapered) so as to protect the signatures and notations from the
> 18th C. craftspeople who worked on the construction of the house, as
> well as early repairs done by prior owners. We therefore need some
> sort of system that is reversible, should future architects and
> preservationists want to change the interpretation of the site, or
> allow them to study a specific area in more depth.
>
> Is anyone out there on the list familiar with possibly either a
> fine-weave cloth or wallpaper that could be installed using reversible
> wallpaper paste or else attached to a "frame" around the perimeter of
> each wall? Paper is not ideal, given the structural movement going on
> in the house, but we would consider it if deemed appropriate for our
> needs. We want something that would be esthetically pleasing to the
> visitor, but would hide many of the plaster cracks, early repairs,
> etc. that are found at historic sites such as this. (We do plan to
> show some of these areas as part of the exhibition, so we aren't
> covering everything up!)
>
> Any sources, experiences, etc. that you might provide would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
>
> Melissa Heaver
> Director-Museum Collections
> National Trust for Historic Preservation 202-588-6148
> 202-588-6232 (fax)
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