19th Century French Panorama

This 19th Century French Panorama came to the workshop in two pieces, the paper having split along the folds of the accordian in several places. The edges and corners of the boards were also badly worn, and the entire object was covered with light surface dirt.









Treatment invoved surface cleaning (taking extra care around the delicate cut-out images), repairing the folds with Japanese paper and wheat starch paste, consolidating the board corners and repairing the board edges with Japanese paper toned to match the covering paper, and wheat starch paste.

Repair of the board edges with Japanese paper.

Here, the repaired panorama can now be safely opened and viewed.

The view down the centre of the panorama, showing the different layers.