Degradation phenomena
Adhesion Cohesion Changes
Cupping
Formation of a concavitity or cuplike hollow in a paint layer. Often found in aged paint, which has been loosened by cracking, where the edges curl upward at the cracks to create cup-like formations.Related terms
FlakingCleavage
Lifting
Literature
Nigro E., Technical Study and Treatment of a Late-Nineteenth-Century Thai Panel Painting, 2017, in: Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation,http://resources.conservation-us.org/anagpic-student-papers/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2018/03/anagpic2017_nigro_paper.pdf
Markevicius T. et al. , New approaches to an old problem: A precision mild heat-transfer method for nuanced treatment of sensitive contemporary and modern artworks, 2017, in: Postprints from the ICOM-CC 18th Triennial Conference, Copenhagen., paper 1308
https://www.icom-cc-publications-online.org/PublicationDetail.aspx?cid=11de47ae-dd4d-4e53-8549-38011608d513
Fife G.R., van Och J., Stabik B., Miedema N., Seymour K., Hoppenbrouwers R., Pack Mentality: The development of Tissue Gel Composite Cleaning at SRAL, 2011, in: ICOM-CC 16th Triennial Meeting Postprints, Lisbon, 2011, paper 1312
https://www.icom-cc-publications-online.org/PublicationDetail.aspx?cid=9cbc532d-a034-4215-8a65-36852925ca95
Cupping
Adhesion Cohesion Changes
BlisteringCleavage
Cracking
Craquelure
Crumbling
Cupping
Delaminating
Flaking
Lifting
Powdering/Chalking
Tenting