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THE RESTORATION OF THE 18TH CENT.
PLAFOND OIL
PAINTING ON CANVAS FROM CLAUSHOLM CASTLE
Resume: The
painting is located on the ceiling of the castle's sleeping chamber
no.31. The size is approx. 5.5 X 7.5 m. The canvas support consists
of six separate pieces. They have been mounted without frame directly
to the wooden ceiling by means of nails (approx. 600). From the floor
level the painting was perceived to be in one piece, as the joints
between the 6 separate pieces were filled and overpainted. The
painting has suffered after a serious roof damage where tar, gravel
and water seeped through openings between the ceiling slats and
collected on its backside. A serious part of the work involved the
separation of the painting from the ceiling. It was necessary to sew
together the six separate canvas pieces with double stitches (approx.
20 meters) in order to suspend the painting on its new frame in one
piece. As a part of conservation and restoration work, a low-pressure
suction table was constructed on site and a wooden key-out frame was
specially designed to remount the painting. The total weight of the
painting with the frame is approx 400 kg. Eight air channels were
built under the roof space over the painting in order to provide
proper ventilation.
May 25.1992
Aleksander, Jozef &
Wieslaw Mitka
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