Normal School Building

Title: Normal School Building Size: 46 x70 5/8" Location: West wall Support: Linen Ground: Gray Paint Film:    Lean paint film Surface Coating: None Adhesive: White lead

Normal School Building

Defects:

A major vertical split in the plaster wall has split the painting support fabric, ground and paint film just to the right of center. The bottom edge is curling away from the wall. The fabric is brittle. White enamel overpaint covers the edges.

Recommendations for Treatment

• Remove the grime layer with a mild cleansing agent rinsed with distilled water. Seal soluble paints. Remove wall paint.
• Fill gap in plaster and bring up to surface plane as much as possible.
• Repair fabric in the lower left corner and consolidate paint film.
• Consolidate paint around crack, fill missing plaster up to level
• Fill areas of loss
• Inpaint gap in plaster crack and other damages as needed
• Apply protective surface coating