Backing boards for paintings on canvas / [by Debra Daly Hartin ; revised by Debra Daly Hartin and staff of the Fine Arts Laboratory].: NM95-57/10-10-2016E-PDF
"All paintings should have backing boards as a preventive conservation measure. Installing a sealed backing board on an auxiliary support (stretcher or strainer) will: protect the painting from mechanical damage (e.g. puncture and tear) from behind; prevent dirt and debris from falling between the lower bar of the auxiliary support and the canvas; buffer fluctuations in relative humidity (RH) by enclosing the back of the painting (e.g. reduce the risk of cracking caused by RH fluctuations [day–night cycles] and by low RH conditions); decrease the painting’s response to shock (e.g. reduce the risk of cracking if the painting is dropped); reduce the vibration of the canvas in transit; block airborne pollutants that can damage and thus weaken canvas supports; and discourage the practice of attaching labels to, or writing on, the back of the canvas"--Introd., p. 3.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Canadian Heritage. Canadian Conservation Institute. |
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| Title | Backing boards for paintings on canvas / [by Debra Daly Hartin ; revised by Debra Daly Hartin and staff of the Fine Arts Laboratory]. |
| Series title | Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) notes, 1928-1455 ; 10/10 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Earlier edition | Backing boards for paintings on canvas / |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Dos protecteurs pour les peintures sur toile. Cover title. "Originally published in 1993"--p. 2. Includes bibliographical references. |
| Publishing information | [Ottawa] : Canadian Conservation Institute, c2016. |
| Author / Contributor | Hartin, Debra Daly. |
| Description | 11 p. : ill. (some col.) |
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| Edition | Rev. 2016. |
| Subject terms | Art works Painting Conservation |
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