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Re: Historic wallpaper conservation question



Valerie:

The Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (in Boston)
has one of the largest collections of historic wallpaper in the country.
I suggest contacting them for advice. They can be reached at
www.spnea.org.

Betsy Lowenstein
Chief of Special Collections
State Library of Massachusetts
341 State House
Boston, MA 02133
(617)727-2595 (tel)
(617)727-5819 (fax)
betsy.lowenstein@state.ma.us 

-----Original Message-----
From: Valerie Schafer [mailto:Valerie_Schafer@BLM.GOV]
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 7:33 PM
To: ARCHIVES@listserv.muohio.edu
Subject: Historic wallpaper conservation question


Hello,

I was hoping for a little conservation advice so I can convince
management
to preserve their town just a little bit better. In the historic
buildings
of Garnet Ghost Town, precious little is off-limits to the public. The
management plan specifies that we be as user-friendly as possible, so
the
majority of our artifacts are not roped off or otherwise protected. Many
people handle them on any given day.

With that explained, in one of the rooms of our historic three-story
hotel,
there are three layers of wallpaper (dating back as early as the
1890's),
all falling off to different degrees. I would like to protect this from
falling off completely (as it is in some other rooms) and from patrons
taking bits as souveniers (which is not unheard of). Roping the room off
is
out of the question, unfortunately. How would you conserve this
wallpaper?
It begins halfway up the wall, about waist-high, and continues up to a
high
ceiling (perhaps 10 feet?). Put plexiglass over it? Mylar? And how would
you attach it without harming the wallpaper?

All ideas would be warmly welcomed. Thank you in advance for your
insight
and your time.

Valerie Schafer

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Valerie Schafer
Executive Director
Garnet Preservation Association
3255 Fort Missoula Road
Missoula, MT 59804
(406) 329-3914
<http://www.garnetghosttown.org>

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