Explore tweets tagged as #PaperConservation
Now you see it, now you don't. Some tears have sprung and won't go back together, so in these areas we have repaired and bridged the gap with paper, I am retouching with watercolour, to make them less obvious. Look at those talons! #WMBurges #paperconservation
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Today I have student conservator Abby from @CUConservation discovering the impact of washing discoloured paper.... Here is Picasso taking a warm bath, watch the clouds of yellow coming out in the bath water .... #paperconservation
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I'm currently working on this marvellous Victorian zoetrope. It's an interesting conservation project. #conservation #paperconservation
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This map of a family farm in Monmouth dated 1828 arrived in the studio a little worse for wear... But after a wash and repair it is framed and ready to go back on the wall: #paperconservation #YesIWashPaper
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On December 12, 2025, #ObjectDoctor: Conservation of Paper workshop concluded successfully with the enthusiastic participation of school students. #IndianMuseumKolkata #PaperConservation #HeritageEducation #MuseumWorkshops #ConservationAwareness #LearningByDoing #YoungCurators
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This EXTREMELY delicate crepe paper commemorative hankie is having a rinse! #paperhankie #paperconservation
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Sally has been repairing this plan from the Royal Commonwealth Society with a very satisfying array of Japanese paper strips, wheat starch paste, and many tiny weights! #CULConservation #PaperRepair #PaperConservation #JapanesePaper #CambridgeUniversityLibraries
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Do any paper conservators use black velvet in frames??? (Found a good example of why it is not a good idea 👍) #paperconservation
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“Peixet de plata”, que cantava en Pau Riba. A common pest in #libraries and #museums. #Lepisma saccharina #Silverfish #PaperConservation #insect
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Lovely sunny morning in the studio and @CGLArtSchool conservation student Justyna is working on her lenticular print of Napoleon and Wellington. Removing the tapes and washing them, where the paper is separating.... One big puzzle to put them back together! #paperconservation
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Very large map repaired and lined with micro chamber lining paper. #Beforeandafter #PaperConservation
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Repairing a torn out page on a James Gibbs, pub. 1736. Why was it torn out? #bookbinding #paperconservation
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An etching with mount burn and foxing. Washed and deacidified. #Beforeandafter #PaperConservation
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Paper repaired with wheat starch paste and japanese tissue. #beforeandafter #PaperConservation
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'Drawn by F Smallfield' found on this #WmBurges design Great to be able to credit the creator! #paperconservation
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Mouldy charcoal after a surface clean, wash, stain reduction and deacification. I don't like mould. #beforeandafter #PaperConservation
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