Degradation phenomena
Adhesion Cohesion Changes
Blistering
Local separation of a top layer from a lower layer without a break (crack) in the top layer often with a stretching (swelling) of the top layer and often a gas between the layersRelated terms
DelaminatingLifting
COMMENT: COMMENT: Blistering frequently results from thermal damage or the application of a substance
Literature
Boissonnas A.G., The treatment of fire-blistered oil paintings, 1963, in: Studies in Conservation Vol.8 1963 issue 2., pp 55-66Du Pont Cornelius F., Further developments in the treatment of fire-blistered oil paintings, 1966, in: Studies in Conservation Vol.11 1966 issue 1., pp 31-36
Ketnath A., The treatment of a fire damaged picture painted on a masonite board, 1978, in: Studies in Conservation vol.23 1978 issue 4., pp 168-173
Blistering
Adhesion Cohesion Changes
BlisteringCleavage
Cracking
Craquelure
Crumbling
Cupping
Delaminating
Flaking
Lifting
Powdering/Chalking
Tenting