Category: Photograph Conservation

Foxing
Archival Conservation, Heritage Conservation, paper abd book conservation, Paper and book conservation, Paper conservation, Photograph Conservation

Foxing on Paper, Textile, and Architectural Drawings: Causes, Concerns, and Prevention

Foxing is a widespread condition affecting paper and textile-based cultural heritage materials. While it’s most commonly associated with books and prints, foxing can just as easily mar textile-mounted documents, tracing cloth, or drafting linens. Understanding the nature of foxing is essential not just for conservators but also for collectors, curators, and institutions responsible for long-term preservation. What is Foxing? Foxing refers to brownish spots or … Continue reading Foxing on Paper, Textile, and Architectural Drawings: Causes, Concerns, and Prevention

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Negatives in Early Photography

Capturing a fleeting moment onto a tangible surface for later recollection stands as one of humanity’s most transformative inventions. This material record of people, lives, and memories was not the result of a sudden discovery, but rather the culmination of years of scientific inquiry and experimentation. Long before photography became a formal discipline, many pioneers were seeking ways to create permanent impressions of the images … Continue reading Negatives in Early Photography

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Conservation and Preservation of an archival scrapbook

An important record of an organization, in the form of a scrap book, was brought to our lab for treatment and preservation. The data was important and the originals need to be rescued from further deterioration. The pictures, maps and documents in this scrapbook were pasted with an acidic glue to the black paper of a photo album. The glue could be confirmed as acidic … Continue reading Conservation and Preservation of an archival scrapbook

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Studying old photographs

Old photographs are not just pictures showing some image, but, their anatomy, composition, texture and information written/printed/stamped etc. tell a lot more about the time, people, techniques of photography, its stability/instability with time and how it can be preserved or treated. These days , at Heritage Preservation Atelier, we are working on a collection of photographs. An objective view of a photograph gives a lot … Continue reading Studying old photographs

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Life-size photograph from late nineteenth or early twentieth century

Condition Assessment and Treatment Record A Life -size photograph print that came for treatment to our lab could not be taken inside immediately at its arrival, as it had live termite all over it. All the life stages of a termite could be seen on the huge framed photograph. It was extremely difficult to control the flying termites that were all over our heads. The … Continue reading Life-size photograph from late nineteenth or early twentieth century

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Glassine stuck to a Photograph

We come across many different kind of problems associated with old black and white photographs. Fading, yellowing, redox blemishing, silver mirroring etc are some common problems with old photographs. These problems are generally due to the inherent causes or reasons present within the Photograph either because of the technique or material involved in making of the photograph. There are many additional problems that arise due … Continue reading Glassine stuck to a Photograph

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