Gouache on silk

A colleague of mine is working on conservation of early 20th century
screen. The screen (European work) is painted on silk with "gouache"
technique (animal glue-gummy arabic). Any information about history,
technique and conservation of objects like this will be appreciated.

Stefan Belishki


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