Undoing a Miracle Cure-All: Removing an Acrylic Coating from Federal Hall National Memorial

Sedovic, Walter (1987) Undoing a Miracle Cure-All: Removing an Acrylic Coating from Federal Hall National Memorial. In: Old cultures in new worlds. 8th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium. Programme report - Compte rendu. US/ICOMOS, Washington, p. 475-482. [Chapitre de livres]

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The application of an acrylic coating to the marble façades of Federal Hall National Memorial in New York City created more problems than it was intended to solve. Most notably, shortly after application the treated surfaces began attracting dirt, turning suddenly from golden white to ashen grey

Type:	Chapitre de livres
Auteurs:	Auteurs E-mail Sedovic, Walter NON SPECIFIÉ
Langues:	English
Mots-clés libres:	historic building; marble; coating; conservation treatment
Sujets:	E. CONSERVATION ET RESTAURATION > 12. Techniques H. TYPES DE PATRIMOINE > 09. Monuments historiques
Nom du monument, ville, site, musée:	Federal Hall National Memorial, New York City, USA
Collections spéciales:	Scientific Symposium (ICOMOS General Assemblies)
Volume de la collection spéciale:	1987, 8th
Déposé par:	Jose Garcia
Date de dépôt:	29 janvier 2011 09:21
Dernière modification:	29 janvier 2011 09:21
URI:	https://openarchive.icomos.org/id/eprint/737

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