Study and Restoration of Woven Fabric With a Pictorial Image from the Collection of the State Historical-Architectural and Art Museum “The Island Town of Sviyazhsk”

Abstract

The paper examines an object that was found under the floorboards of a Sviyazhsk house in 2018. During the study, the object was identified as a blanket with a painted layer; the affiliation, time of manufacture and prototype of the painting were also attributed. The paper discusses the main stages of restoration work and pre-restoration studies. The restorers combined methods and materials commonly used in the restoration of oil paintings and textile.

Keywords

• textile restoration
• oil painting restoration
• pre-restoration studies
• sviyazhsk
• woven fabric
• hans zatzka