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Röntgen som verktyg i dokumentation av historiska stoppningar.
X-rayUpholstery conservationUpholsteryConservationDocumentationPreservation18th century furnitureSwedish 18th century upholsteryRöntgenStoppmöbelkonserveringKonserveringDokumentationMöbelstoppningMöbelstapetseringBevarandetapetseringMöbelkonserveringStoppning 1700-tal
How can we use modern X-ray technology to raise awareness of the information that is hidden in historic upholstery? The materials and techniques add information to the history object in question and about a profession that is sparsely documented in our country. The knowledge we have today has largely been obtained by studying damaged upholstery, or by removing the show cover and upholstery, a technique which involves high risk of damaging the upholstery. X-ray technology offers a non- intrusive way to examine historical upholstery.Through case studies, I examined four artefacts. The artefacts went trough an inititial visual exam before being transported to The National Heritage Board in Visby where they underwent a thorough X-ray exam. This thesis investigates the process of X-raying historical furniture and gives examples of how to interpret the images. As part of the result, I have begun to create a manual that is intended to present a method that can be used in the process of documentating upholstered furniture using X-ray.