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Watermarks were used by many postal authorities around the world during the 19th century, in an effort to thwart the forgery of postal stamps.Victoriawas no exception. While the earliest issues were all printed on unwatermarked paper, by the time the Emblems were issued in 1857, printing on watermarked paper became the usual practice. While there [...]
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Mr. Maher Dadha of Bangalore brought to the Hepzibah Institute of Heritage Conservation, Chennai-600 078 for preparing an estimate on the restoration of the oil painting on canvas, Siva by Raja Ravi Varma on 9th November 2011 and requested the Director of the Hepzibah Institute of Heritage Conservation to give an [...]
SUGGESTED RESTORATION OF FIVE THANJAVUR PAINTINGS WITH MS. SRIDEVI KALYANASUNDARAM, ADAMBAKKAM, CHENNAI
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Ms. Sridevi Kalyanasundaram, 38, Kuntrakudi Nagar Main Road, Adambakkam, Chennai-600 088 contacted Dr. V. Jeyaraj, Director, Hepzibah Institute of Heritage Conservation, Chennai-600 078 through her cousin Ms. Neeraja to examine Thanjavur paintings with them at their residence. As [...]
The Hepzibah Trust, 21, V.O.C. Street, M.G.R. Nagar, Chennai-600 078 is planning to conduct an Art Competition for school students from LKG to 12th standards. The students will be grouped into five as 1. LKG and UKG 2. I to III, 3. IV to VI, 4. VI to VIII, 5. IX to XII.
The students [...]
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The Hepzibah Institute of Heritage Conservation has received an oil painting on canvas of size 121X91 Cms painted by M.A. Azeez in 1901 without frame has been received for conservation and restoration on 2nd April 2012.
On examination it is found that the painting had been restored earlier and retouched with water [...]
Dr. V. Jeyaraj, Director, Hepzibah Institute of Heritage Conservation, Chennai received two Thanjavur paintings for restoration. They were attacked by insect, fungi, fading, cracks etc.
The paintings were removed from the original support as it was weak. The removed painting from the panel was supported by a seasoned mull cloth with the help of reversible [...]
Dr. V. Jeyaraj, Director, Hepzibah Institute of Heritage Conservation, Chennai received two Mysore type of paintings for restoration in the Institute. They were all insect attacked and were found damaged severely. These paintings were damaged by water attack, insect attack, neglect etc.
The paintings were protected by Paraloid B 72 and water treated to remove water [...]
Calavala Cunnan Chetty Charities in Chennai requested the Hepzibah Institute of Heritage Conservation, Chennai-600 078 to help them to restore four paintings under their possession. Among them two are full portraits of Calaval Cunnan Chetty and his wife, Seethammal and the two bust size paintings are also of the same two persons. One of the [...]
A Painting by name Vivekananda with a King by Artist, M.A. Azeez painted in 1901 was received by Dr. V. Jeyaraj, Director of the Hepzibah Institute of Heritage Conservation (HIHC), Chennai on 02y -04-2012 and the same was subjected to physical and chemical examinations at the Institute.
Details of the Oil [...]
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