Lithgow Mural Fund

The Erie Canal's First Boat

Title: The Erie Canal's First Boat
Size: 46½ x 51 7/8"
Location: South wall
Support: Linen
Ground: Gray
Paint Film:    Lean vehicular oil thinly applied
Surface Coating: A very thin surface film has been applied
Adhesive: White lead
The Erie Canal's First Boat
The Erie Canal's First Boat
Defects:
crack Cracking in the plaster wall splits the support and paint. This crack extends through the center of the painting on a diagonal line. Plaster has pulled away with the fabric. The fabric is extremely brittle. Enamel paint covers the edges. The blue border outline is readily soluble in distilled water.
crack The crack has left the painting in two slightly different dimensional planes.

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