Restoration of the two-sided "The Vernicle" gonfalon from the Solvychegodsky Historical and Art Museum

Abstract

A two-sided embroidered gonfalon with the Vernicle framed by a baroque metal frame is a unique ancient monument that has survived to this day without renovations and restoration interventions. Conducted visual and chemical-technological research allowed to determine the technique and materials of performing two-sided pictorial embroidery on one basis and features of manufacturing a double-leaf frame of penetrated iron with a tinning and gilding. The restoration of two-sided embroidered after dismantling the frame was carried out in stages. It consisted in choosing a method and carrying out a general cleaning, in the selection of the method of partial duplication with preservation of equivalent images on the front and back of the veil, in strengthening the coating fabric and the destroyed silk and gold threads of old Russian embroidery. The preservation and restoration of the metal frame was carried out in the Kostroma branch of the Grabar Art Conservation Center.