Museum Copperplate Conservation

修复:博物馆铜版的除锈与保存

type:case-study · level:advanced · material:copper · scale:decorative-object · equipment:hand-tools · stage:etching · stage:sealing

标签:铜版保存, 除锈, 湿度, 版画博物馆

历史蚀刻铜版的保存难点是"点锈"(actinic 黄铜色腐蚀点)与旧墨结壳。大英博物馆版画部流程:先乙醇软化旧墨局部取样 → 5% 柠檬酸凝胶贴敷 10–20 min 点状除锈(忌整版浸泡,防蚀刻线内锈溶解留印)→ 去离子水纸浆贴敷提盐 3 轮 → BTA 3% 乙醇缓蚀 24 h → 恒湿 45±5% RH、无酸纸夹持平放。核心记录:锈点分布图逐月比对,活动性锈点增长即触发再处理。

Historic plates suffer pinpoint corrosion and crusted old ink. The British Museum prints department protocol: soften old ink locally with ethanol, dab 5% citric-acid gel 10–20 min point-by-point (never immerse—corrosion products dissolve into lines), pulp-wash 3 rounds with deionised water, inhibit 24 h in 3% BTA ethanol, then store flat at 45±5% RH in acid-free folders. Corrosion maps are compared monthly; any active spot triggers retreatment. ---