Wood should not be frozen, it can crack. You may also lose part of the painted surface due to expansion and contraction. In this case anoxic treatment is a better choice, less shock. Bill ACI In a message dated 6/9/2010 1:33:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
This is a message from the Pest Management Database List. To post to this list send it as an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- I need some info asap. My question is about low-temperature treatment of icons - egg tempera on wooden panels. I would like to hear from anyone who has done "freezing" on these or similar items - polychrome sculpture, for example - and how it turned out. Any signs of enhanced cracking? Any indications of the thoroughness of the kill? Many thanks. Barbara Appelbaum -- Appelbaum & Himmelstein 444 Central Park West New York, NY 10025 Conservation of Works of Art 212-666-4630 [email protected] www.AandHconservation.org ------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this list send an email to [email protected] and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email [email protected]
