Konserwacja wschodniego namiotu z XVII w. ze Zbiorów Czartoryskich w Muzeum Narodowym w Krakowie

• Authors: Biedrońska-Słotowa Beata , Faust Jadwiga

Title variants

EN

THE CONSERVATION OF A 17TH-CENTURY ORIENTAL TENT FROM THE CZARTORYSKIS’ COLLECTION IN THE NATIONAL MUSEUM IN CRACOW

• Languages of publication: PL EN

Abstracts

EN

The conservation of the tent was done in the Atelier for the Conservation of Textiles in the National Museum in Cracow. It comes from the collection of Czartoryskis princes and according to the tradition it was brought to Poland by King John III Sobieski after the siege of Vienna in 1683. The inside layer of the tent was made of thin woolen cloth and the outside one — of thick impregnated cotton. Originally the tent consisted of a flat roof, 4 walls and 2 flounces: top and bottom. It was all adorned with a technique of applique work contured with gold and silk threades. The ornament of this part of the tent reveals its Indian provenance. Most probably in the 17th century 4 wings were added which extended side walls as well as 2 quoins changing the shape of the roof from flat to pent one. Subsequent parts of the tent were most probably made in Turkey and decorated in an inlay technique Places of splicing all parts were covered with silk string. When making a conservation programme a classical method was followed, universally used in Cracow’s Atelier. It consisted in an exclusive use of a needle and natural raw materials, use of protective conservation only, observance of the rule reversibility and exclusion of reconstruction treatment. After disassembling all parts of the tent and cleaning in water bath with soap-wort cotton bases were put under the whole fabric and protected on looms. The missing applique work was not reconstructed. Missing parts were replaced with pieces of cotton dyed needed colours for retouching purposes. The biggest problem was the crumbling out of silk thread contouring elements of decoration. The thread played a double role: it formed an internal outline of the ornament and fastened the applique work to the base. A technical role of the thread decided of its complete reconstruction, in spite of the principles observed. In places where the threads were partially preserved, a new thread was laid on the original one in order to protect it. Due to the lack of time one hoarding was secured provisionally. The whole of the tent was spliced, authentic stitches were reconstructed and then it was earmarked for display.

Keywords

PL

konserwacja namiotu ze Zbiorów Czartoryskich; Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie; Pracownia Konserwacji Tkanin Muzeum Narodowego w Krakowie; konserwacja tkanin; kolekcja książąt Czartoryskich; łupy króla Jana III Sobieskiego

• Publisher: Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa
• Journal: Ochrona Zabytków
• Year: 1988
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 59-61

Dates

published

1988

Contributors

author

Biedrońska-Słotowa Beata

• Pracownia Konserwacji Tkanin Muzeum Narodowego w Krakowie

author

Faust Jadwiga

• Pracownia Konserwacji Tkanin Muzeum Narodowego w Krakowie

Identifiers

ISSN

0029-8247