Abstract
Wax-resin lining treatments in the 20th century were chosen specifically for many of the 19th century Danish Golden Age paintings on canvas to counteract their suspected response to moisture. This is a study of the response of painting samples and mock-ups to changing relative humidity (RH) before and after wax-resin lining using tests of uniaxially restrained samples in cycled RH. Contrary to
the usual assumptions, both new wax-resin lined samples and a 47-year-old lining showed markedly increased force levels at high levels of RH, suggesting that the effects of wax-resin linings have not been fully understood.
the usual assumptions, both new wax-resin lined samples and a 47-year-old lining showed markedly increased force levels at high levels of RH, suggesting that the effects of wax-resin linings have not been fully understood.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | ICOM-CC Preprints |
| Issue number | 14 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2014 |
| Event | ICOM-CC 14th Triennial Conference - Melbourne, Australia Duration: 15 Sept 2014 → 19 Sept 2014 Conference number: 14th |
Conference
| Conference | ICOM-CC 14th Triennial Conference |
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| Number | 14th |
| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Melbourne |
| Period | 15/09/2014 → 19/09/2014 |
Bibliographical note
How to cite this article:Andersen, C.K., M.F. Mecklenburg, M. Scharff, and J. Wadum. 2014. With the best intentions. Changed response to relative humidity in wax-resin lined early-19th-century canvas paintings. In ICOM-CC 17th Triennial Conference Preprints, Melbourne, 15–19 September 2014, ed. J. Bridgland, art. 1301, 9 pp. Paris: International Council of Museums.
(ISBN 978-92-9012-410-8)
Keywords
- moisture response, lining, canvas painting, wax resin, structural conservation