Konserwacja gremiale haftowanego z XVII w.

• Authors: Faust Jadwiga

Title variants

EN

RESTORATION OF THE EMBROIDERED GREMIAL DATING FROM THE 17TH CENTURY

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The gremial, or a square-shaped piece of cloth placed on a bishop’s lap when he was seated at Mass, has been made from the bright green coloured silk satin and decorated with the slightly raised floral ornaments. The border is filled with an ornament composed of irregular runners with flowers. In the style of decorative motifs clearly apparent are the Turkish influences. The embroidered gremial was in 1973 sent to Laboratory for Restoration of Old Textiles, National Museum, Cracow exhibiting a far advanced deterioration as e.g. rotted satin warp, decayed embroidery threads, worn out yarn in ornaments, etc. The restoration was carried out by the author of the present report who prior to restoration proper subjected a number of dyes to trials aimed at establishing of their fastness. As the first step the old mends were removed and the whole cloth sewn onto a cotton gauze. The cleaning was carried out in a bath prepared from the fuller’s herb (Radix Saponariae officinalis) and distilled water. The cotton gauze underlay has been removed from the dried cloth which in turn was relined on a thin cotton cloth layer thus providing reinforcement to the original cloth background. The restoration was completed by securing the cloth with a new lining and then prepared for hanging.

Keywords

PL

gremiale; gremiale z Muzeum Narodowego w Krakowie; gremiale haftowane; dublowanie tkaniny

• Publisher: Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa
• Journal: Ochrona Zabytków
• Year: 1975
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 125-129

Dates

published

1975

Contributors

author

Faust Jadwiga

• mgr, Pracownia Konserwacji Tkanin Zabytkowych Muzeum Narodowe — Kraków