Carousel horse

I am looking at proposals for the treatment of carousel horses and
would like to hear from anyone who may have had experience in this
area. The usual course of treatment for horses which are going to be
used seems to be; removal of overpaint; stabilisation and isolation
of original paint; followed by heavy overpaint to protect the
original paint from damage.  I envisage that conservators would
perform the removal of overpaint and stabilisation of the original
paint while specialist carousel paint restorers would apply the
overpaint. I am interested to know if this is the usual course of
treatment in the US or if the conservator(s) and restorer(s) work
together in other ways. Any other information on this topic would be
much appreciated.

Jenny Dickens
Conservator
Heritage Victoria
Australia

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                  Conservation DistList Instance 10:72
                Distributed: Thursday, February 13, 1997
                       Message Id: cdl-10-72-013
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