ICON CONSERVATION
Assumption of Virgin Mary
The disinfestation process in icons requires great attention to detail as they are complicate artefacts and their materials can be affected from the disinfestation solvent.
| Description | Altar icons, 18th - 19th century |
The most effective disinfestation method is using a special chamber filled with nitrogen. An alternate method is to fill the holes created by the wood-eating insects with the disinfestation solvent.
