Thai Scroll Painting #2

Name/Title

Thai Scroll Painting #2

Description

Male figure painted on scroll

Conservation

Conservation Purpose

Cleaning

Treatment

Acute Treatment

Consolidation

Date(s)

Mar 25, 2019 - Apr 1, 2019

Treatment Notes

Consolidated paint using 4% methylcellulose

Acute Treatment

Hepa-Vacuum

Date(s)

Apr 1, 2019

Treatment Notes

Vacuumed surface using soft brushes and hovering method.

Acute Treatment

Testing

Date(s)

Apr 2, 2019

Treatment Notes

Tested 4% gel with DTPA at 7.5 pH. Test showed good cleaning quality to all areas of color on the background. In areas of green coloration a small amount of paint loss occurred. A barrier layer is needed for these areas.

Acute Treatment

Consolidation

Date(s)

Apr 4, 2019 - Apr 5, 2019

Treatment Notes

Conslidated green paint.

Acute Treatment

Surface Clean

Date(s)

Apr 5, 2019 - Apr 15, 2019

Treatment Notes

Created agar gel 5% agar, 7.5pH DTPA for cleaning. Made a stencil of mylar for the top third of the scroll to cut gels into same shape. Cut third sheet of gel to apply to upper proper left corner of the scroll - figures are not centered, so another sheet is required. Created more pH7.5 DTPA water for formation of gels. Created 3 sheets of gel and applied (4/8), then removed (4/15) - Swabs were removing blue pigment so it was decided gels were the best course regarless of streaks that would form. Using 7.5 pH DPTA water, applied via swabs to remove dirt from surface.

Acute Treatment

Consolidation

Date(s)

Apr 16, 2019

Treatment Notes

Consolidated using 4% methylcellulose

Acute Treatment

Surface Clean

Date(s)

Apr 16, 2019

Treatment Notes

Placed 5% gel on areas of blue.

Acute Treatment

Retouching

Date(s)

Apr 22, 2019 - May 6, 2019

Treatment Notes

Filling and retouching using clear gesso and watercolor paints

Acute Treatment

Consolidation

Date(s)

Oct 2, 2019

Treatment Notes

Paint layer consolidation with 3% Klucel in isoproyl on stand and feet area.

Acute Treatment

Retouching

Date(s)

Oct 3, 2019 - Oct 23, 2019

Treatment Notes

Filling and retouching feet. Removed some of the previous darker in-painting and retouching again, near the base. Rouched base and green background. Filled body and face with clear gesso, retouching golden parts, starting from bottom. Finished retouching golden parts, retouched body and face. Retouched red dress part. Retouched throughout figure.

Acute Treatment

Retouching

Date(s)

Nov 18, 2019 - Nov 21, 2019

Treatment Notes

Color matched for background color with a wash of blue lake, yellow ochre, chinese white, ivory black, davy's gray. Clear gesso applied in small areas of loss. Color matched and smoothed background with wash.

Acute Treatment

Varnish / Removal

Date(s)

Dec 2, 2019 - Dec 3, 2019

Treatment Notes

Regalrez top coat finishing varnish