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http://dx.doi.org/10.12654/JCS.2019.35.3.07

Conservation of Wooden Furniture in Presidential Archives of National Archives of Korea  

Lee, Kwang-Hee (Department of Conservation Science, Korea National University of Cultural Heritage)
Park, Jung-Hae (Department of Heritage Conservation and Restoration, Graduate School of Cultural Heritage, Korea National University of Cultural Heritage)
Kim, Su-Chul (Department of Conservation Science, Korea National University of Cultural Heritage)
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Journal of Conservation Science / v.35, no.3, 2019 , pp. 245-251 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, conservation treatment processes for the wooden furniture in the Presidential Archives are introduced. Conservation treatment strategies for modern wooden cultural heritage have been increasingly studied. The current study uses materials similar to those used by the existing conservation treatment method. Material analysis showed that the chair(Lee136-2) and desk(Yun37) in the Presidential Archives are made of Dipterocarpaceae, and both are coated with two layers of varnishing. FT-IR analysis showed that the varnish has a similar spectrum to that of a nitrocellulose-based lacquer(Lee136-2) and top coat(Yun37) and confirmed that a synthetic material was used. Pollutants had adhered to the surface of the wooden furniture and it was also in structurally unstable condition because of cracks and damage to the varnish and wood. Therefore, a conservation treatment was carried out to restore the damaged areas to their original appearance using similar kinds of materials, based on data obtained by materials analysis.
Keywords
Modern wooden cultural heritage; Conservation; Material analysis; Synthetic material;
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