Publicomos

Notice (permalien)

Réf.

42087

Type

conference item

Titre

Undoing a miracle cure-all : removing an acrylic coating from Federal Hall National Memorial

Langues

English

Langues des résumés

French / Russian

Auteurs

Sedovic, Walter

Lieu de publication

Washington

Pays de publication

United States

Maison d'édition

ICOMOS United States

Date

1987

Pages

p. 475-482

Titre de la source

Old cultures in new worlds. 8th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium. Programme report - Compte rendu

Titre de conférence

ICOMOS 8th General Assembly: Old Cultures in New Worlds

Lieu de conférence

Washington D.C., United States

Date de conférence

10-15 October 1987

Mots-clés

marble / conservation treatment / chemical treatment / historic buildings / coatings / façades / deterioration

Pays mentionnés

United States

Monuments et sites

Federal Hall National Memorial, New York City, USA

Résumé en anglais

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.

Document joint

wash64.pdf

Licence

Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)

N° d'entrée et cote

9806