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DELVE DEEPER: More Art Conservation projects: https://blog.qagoma.qld.gov.au/category/qagoma/art-conservation Robert Zilli, QAGOMA Conservation Framer gives some insight into conserving the original frame for Henry Short's 1859 painting 'Fruit and flowers' before display in the Australian Art Collection. From household cotton wool balls to delicate 22-karat gold leaf, we reveal some of the tools used in the QAGOMA workshop every day.

Henry Short, England/Australia 1807-65 / Fruit and flowers 1859 / Oil on canvas / 89 x 119cm / Purchased 1997. Queensland Art Gallery Foundation Grant / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art

Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane Australia
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