Symposium 2011
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Adhesives and consolidants are important components of almost every conservation treatment. Symposium 2011 brought together conservators and scientists from around the world to share their practical and theoretical knowledge about the use of adhesives and consolidants in all areas of conservation. The program included a mix of papers (lectures), posters, tours, and demonstrations, along with stimulating discussions. Papers were presented in English or French, with simultaneous translation.
Symposium 2011 was hosted by the Canadian Conservation Institute in partnership with Library and Archives Canada. It was held at 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, from October 17 to 21, 2011.
Papers
The full unedited text of all papers is provided in the language of presentation. Each paper also includes an abstract and the biographies of the authors in both English and French.
Keynote Presentation: Does What We Want Exist?
by: Velson Horie
Paper, Books, and Archival Materials
Session Chair: Cathy Craig-Bullen
Interaction Between Adhesives From Natural Sources and Paper Substrates
by: Alice Cannon
A Review of Current and Recent Practice in the Use of Adhesives by the Conservation Department at the British Library
by: Ruth Stevens, Paul Garside, and Eleanor Russell
Deacidification and Strengthening of Degraded Papers With Aminosilanes: The Example of AMDES
by: Anne-Laurence Dupont, Zied Souguir, Bertrand Lavédrine, and Hervé Cheradame
Update on the CCI Adhesive Tape and Heat-Set Tissues Project
by: Jane L. Down, Sherry Guild, Greg Hill, Doris St-Jacques, Kate Westbury, Elissa O'Loughlin, Elzbieta Kaminska, R. Scott Williams, Joe Iraci, and Season Tse
Aquazol-Coated Remoistenable Mending Tissues
by: Katherine Lechuga
Wax and Skin Objects, and Gecko and Protein Glues
Session Chair: Carole Dignard
Study of the Mechanical Behaviour of Synthetic Adhesives for Mounting Works on Paper and Bleached Beeswax
by: Emmanuelle Hincelin and Alain Roche (Authors presented in French only; abstract and author biographies are included in French and English.)
Adhesives for Wax Artifacts: Investigation of Suitable Materials and Their Adhesion Properties via Tensile and Bending Tests
by: Johanna Lang
What's Going on With Guts: Assessing Adhesives Used to Repair Cultural Objects Made of Gut Skin
by: Lauren Anne Horelick, Kelly McHugh, and Odile Madden
Adhesion Without Adhesives: Gecko-Like Adhesives
by: Julia Fenn
Antibody-Based Techniques to Distinguish Proteins and Identify Sturgeon Glue in Works of Art
by: Julia Schultz and Karin Petersen
Paintings
Session Chair: Debra Daly Hartin
Predicting Practical Properties of Unfilled and Filled Adhesives From Thermomechanical Data
by: Christina Young
Contemporary Views on an Empirical Method: Glue-Paste Linings
by: Grazia Nicosia (Author presented in French only; abstract and author biography are included in French and English.)
Review: Adhesives for Thread-by-Thread Tear Mending in Torn Fabric-Supported Paintings
by: Petra Demuth, Hanna Vogel, Christina Nägler, and Lena Reuber
Lining and Consolidating Adhesives: Some New Developments and Areas of Future Research
by: Christopher McGlinchey, Rebecca Ploeger, Annalisa Colombo, Roberto Simonutti, Michael Palmer, Oscar Chiantore, Robert Proctor, Bertrand Lavédrine, and E. René de la Rie
Funori and JunFunori: Two Related Consolidants With Surprising Properties
by: Françoise Michel
Visualizing the Penetration of Consolidants Using Fluorescent Labelling
by: Karolina Soppa, Tilly Laaser, and Christoph Krekel
Decorative Arts and Plaster
Session Chair: James Bourdeau
An Examination of Dimensional Change in Wood From Immersion in Specific Bulk Consolidants
by: Wendy A. Baker and David W. Grattan
The Effect of Consolidants on the Mechanical Fracture Behaviour of Gesso-Type Foundations in Multilayered Decorative Coatings
by: Nanke C. Schellmann and Ambrose C. Taylor
A Method and Apparatus for Evenly Dispensing Measured Acrylic Resin to the Upper Side of a Wood Lath and Plaster Ceiling Assembly Where Access is Limited
by: Rod Stewart and Greg McEwan
Textiles
Session Chair: Jan Vuori
Peel Strength of Silk and Nylon Textiles Adhered to Sheer Support Fabrics
by: Irene F. Karsten and Nancy Kerr
Fibroin-EGDE Consolidation: A New Method for Conserving Fragile Silk Textiles
by: Zhao Feng, Hu Zhiwen, Zhou Yang, Zhen Hailing, and Huang Xiaofang
Study and Use of Organic and Inorganic Nanostructured Consolidants in the Conservation and Treatment of Archaeological Burial Textiles
by: Susanna Conti, Isetta Tosini, Elisa Bracaloni, Mauro Matteini, Maria Rosaria Massafra, Paolo Matteini, and Roberto Pini
Waking the Dead: The Resurrection of a Tablecloth
by: Suzanna Linda Meijer
From Mummies to Modern Dress: Adhesive Treatments in Textile Conservation at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
by: Joel Thompson and Masumi Kataoka
Pragmatism With Past Adhesive Treatments
by: Zenzie Tinker
Stone
Session Chair: John Ward
The Effect of Water on the Durability of Granitic Materials Consolidated With Ethyl Silicates
by: Dória Maria Rodrigues da Costa and José Delgado Rodrigues
The Consolidation and Bonding of Water-Saturated Siliceous Stone With Lithium Silicate – A Preliminary Evaluation
by: Andrew Thorn
Calcium Hydroxide Nanoparticles for Limestone Conservation: Imbibition and Adhesion
by: Alanna Campbell, Andrea Hamilton, Timothy Stratford, Sevasti Modestou, and Ioannis Ioannou
From Glory to Ruins and Back – Conservation at the Mumbai Caves Since the Late 1800s
by: Brinda Gaitonde Nayak
Cellulose Nitrate Analysis and Polyurethane Foam Consolidation
Session Chair: R. Scott Williams
A Closer Analysis of Old Cellulose Nitrate Repairs Obtained From a Cypriot Pottery Collection
by: Petronella Nel, Deborah Lau, and Carl Braybrook
Flexible Polyurethane Ester Foam Consolidation: Preliminary Study of Aminopropylmethyldiethoxysilane Reinforcement Treatment
by: Eleonora Pellizzi, Agnès Lattuati-Derieux, Bertrand Lavédrine, and Hervé Cheradame
Glass
Session Chair: R. Scott Williams
Colour Changes of Epoxy Resin Adhesives Used in Glass Restoration by Exposure to NOx Fumes
by: Claude Totelin, Sophie Calonne, and Viviane Bechoux
Adhesives for Stained Glass Windows – Development of a New System for Wide Cracks
by: Martina Raedel, Manfred Torge, and Michael Bücker
An Old Material, a New Technique: Casting Paraloid B-72 for Filling Losses in Glass
by: Stephen P. Koob, Sarah Benrubi, N. Astrid R. van Giffen, and Nathalie Hanna
Poly(methyl methacrylate)
Session Chair: R. Scott Williams
Adhering PMMA: A Study of Mechanical and Adhesive Properties of Six Structural Adhesives
by: Alain Roche (Author presented in French only; abstract and author biography are included in French and English.)
Yellowing and Appearance of Conservation Adhesives for Poly(methyl methacrylate): A Reappraisal of 20-Year-Old Samples and Test Methods
by: Donald Sale
Posters
The posters for Symposium 2011 were on display from Tuesday, October 18 to Thursday, October 20, 2011.
Where available, a PDF of the poster is provided.
Ceramics
Adhesive Testing at Kaman-Kalehöyük
by: Ida Pohoriljakova and Sara A. Moy
Contemporary Art
The Conservation of the Eat Art Multiple Candy – Akkumulation aus Marzipanbeinen by Arman: A Case Study
by: Eva Bader and Gunnar Heydenreich
Education
Adhesives 101: Teaching Adhesive Principles to Conservation Students
by: Kate Seymour
Furniture
A Legitimate Use of Epoxy in Furniture Conservation
by: James Hay and Alastair Fox
General
Making BEVA 371 Hot-Melt Glue Sticks
by: Tristram Bainbridge
Major Developments in Adhesive Manufacture
by: Alice Cannon
Inhibition of Wax Coating Fungal Degradation Under Conditions of Increased Humidity and Temperature
by: Alan Castle and Nina Zaitseva
An Approach to the Physico-Mechanical Changes Induced by Artificial UV-A Aging of Selected Adhesives Used in Conservation
by: María Teresa Doménech-Carbó, Miguel F. Silva, Laura Fuster-López, Marion F. Mecklenburg, Antonio Doménech, and Dolores Julia Yusá-Marco
Pulling Adhesives Apart Using Cutting-Edge Computational Chemistry
by: Melina Glasson, Carl H. Schiesser, and Robyn J. Sloggett
Cyclododecane: Measuring Occupational Exposure at Workstations
by: David Vernez, Catherine Tomicic, Stefanie Bruhin, and Frédérique-Sophie Tissier
Gilding
Tendency in Aging Behaviour of Gilded Surfaces Formed With Synthetic Polymers: B-72 Revisited
by: Malgorzata Sawicki and Richard Thomas
Glass
Use of UV-Crosslinkable Adhesive on Works of Art Involving Transparent Glass With a Small Gluing Surface
by: Viviane Bechoux and Catherine Cools
Paintings
Adhesives in the Formulation of Filling Materials for Easel Paintings: Requirements, Suitability, and Stability
by: Golya Mirderikvand, Michael Doutre, Alison Murray, Laura Fuster-López, Dolores Julia Yusá-Marco, and Marion F. Mecklenburg
Ongoing Research into the Strength and Reversibility of Dynamic® 208 Clear Wallcovering Adhesive
by: Meaghan Monaghan
The Combined Use of an Ultrasonic Mister with a Low-Pressure Table in the Consolidation of Contemporary Paintings
by: Rosario Llamas Pacheco and Abraham Reina de la Torre
Palaeontology
Testing the Tensile Strength of Paraloid B-72 to Determine its Potential Applications as a Palaeontological Adhesive
by: Rhian Russell and Brandon Strilisky
Paper, Parchment, and Photographs
Which Gelatine to Use? The Choices for Conservators
by: Antoinette Curtis and Yuki Uuchida
Experimental Evaluation of Adhesives for Temporary Facing in Eastern Painting Conservation
by: Ting-Fu Fan
Plasticizing Gelatine with Aquazol 50 or Klucel GF
by: Anna R. Friedman
The Use of Lascaux Acrylic Dispersions in Paper Conservation
by: Richard Hawkes
A 30-Year Overview at the Atelier de Conservation et de Restauration des Photographies de la ville de Paris (ARCP): A Case Study on the Use of Hydroxypropyl Cellulose or Klucel G
by: Marsha Sirven, Cécile Bosquier-Britten, Jessica Régimbald, and Sandra Saïd
Using Peel Tests to Compare Gelatine and Wheat Starch Paste as Adhesives for Use in Paper Conservation
by: Sarah VanSnick and Lara Speroni
Polychromes
Compatibility of Traditional and Synthetic Consolidants for Treating a 16th-Century Polychrome Polyptich
by: Srebrenka Bogović-Zeskoski and Romana Jagić
Physico-Mechanical Test to Evaluate Paraloid B-72 and Regalrez 1126 for the Consolidation of Wood in Polychromed Sculptures
by: Voravit Roonthiva and Josep Paret-Pey
Stone
Contribution of Infrared Microscopy to the Study of Polymer Protection Applied to Buildings
by: Didier Brissaud
Effects of Consolidants on the Deposition of Sulfur Dioxide on Limestone Building Materials
by: Carol S. Chin, Justin M. Copeland, and Mary F. Striegel
Nanotechnology and Materials Testing: Using Nanoparticles to Tag Consolidants to Determine Depth of Penetration
by: Joyce Zucker, Mary Betlejeski, and Erin Moroney
Textiles
The Use of Evacon-R as a Thermoplastic Adhesive in the Conservation of the Silk Curtains and Hangings of a Period Room at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
by: Mieke Albers
Challenges With Removing Adhesive Tape on a Painted Silk Banner
by: Pia Christensson and Åsa Tempelman
Negotiating the Changed Layers of a Painted Linen 19th-Century Guild Banner: The Consolidation and Adhesive Treatment of the Typographical Association Preston Branch Banner
by: Vivian Lochhead
Stitch, Patch, and Adhere: Combinations and Squence of Treatment of a 17th-Century Leather Glove
by: Sarah Owens
Preserving an English Coal Scuttle: Defining the Suitability of Lascaux in Treating an Early-19th-Century Silk Bonnet c. 1845
by: Leanne C. Tonkin
Demonstrations
The final day of the symposium (Friday, October 21) was devoted to demonstrations of various adhesives and/or consolidants, techniques, new products, new joint designs, equipment, tools, and adhesive analysis instrumentation. These demonstrations were given by noted professionals in the field. The demonstrations varied from hands-on sessions where participants had a chance to try out various techniques, to show-and-tell displays of experimental samples, to instrumental techniques.
