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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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