51-MT-2009_Agliè, Ducal Castle, Upholstery Bedroom of SAR the Duchess Isabella (Yellow Room)

Facilitated description:

 

Upholstery is a covering of fabric that covers the walls. 
The upholstery was made between the late 1800s and early 1900s. 
The upholstery is kept at the Castle of Agliè in the Yellow Room.
The La Venaria Reale Conservation and Restoration Centre restored the upholstery in 2009.
The restorers cleaned the upholstery from dust with a small vacuum cleaner.
They cleared the spotlight in the middle of the upholstery. 
They covered the torn fabric parts with tulle (transparent fabric).

 

 

 

 

Abstract of the intervention:

 

Restoration

The lampasso upholstery of the Yellow Hall of the Castle of Agliè has been the subject of a conservative restoration. The intervention had as its objective the cleaning of the surface and the restoration of the gaps to return textile and visual unity to the artifact in line with the function of use as upholstery of a historic dwelling. Initially, the cleaning operations for macro and micro suction were carried out to eliminate dirt deposits. A mechanical cleaning with rubbers was followed to remove the layer of greasy dust that grayed the fabric. The same method was used to lighten the smoke black spot in the center. Subsequently, the abrasions were consolidated with coverage by tulle of a suitable color sewn to a thread stitch. This type of consolidation has been chosen because it meets the criteria of minimum invasiveness and reversibility, it allows to protect the work from future agents of degradation and to safely conduct periodic maintenance interventions.