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Roman Vessel

Roman Vessel, unglazed, undecorated earthenware body – 3rd Century AD

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  1. Desalinate sherds
  2. Assemble sherds by dry taping – into top section of vessel and bottom section of vessel.
  3. Bond sherds in top and bottom sections and bonded two halves together.
  4. Moulds for missing areas made of dental wax.
  5. Fill missing areas and large crack lines.
  6. Rub down filled areas using 00 flour paper
  7. Consolidate filled areas.
  8. Retouch filled areas by hand – using water based paint.

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NB: This object was owned by The British Museum who required that it be stabilised and reassembled to show its original form whilst clearly showing the original and repaired areas.

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ROMAN VESSEL BEFORE 001 (2).jpgCONSERVATION
ROMAN VESSEL ON ACCEPTANCE 
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ROMAN VESSEL AFTER ASSEMBLAGE AND BONDING
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ROMAN VESSEL – USING DENTAL WAX MOULDS
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ROMAN VESSEL SHOWING INTERNAL FILLED AREAS
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ROMAN VESSEL ON COMPLETION
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ROMAN VESSEL ON COMPLETION – LEFT VIEW.
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Roman Flagon

Roman Flagon – Unglazed and undecorated earthenware body

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  1. Cleaning broken edges
  2. Assemblage
  3. Bonding
  4. Filling / replacing missing areas.
  5. Rub down filled areas using 00 flour paper
  6. Retouching filled areas by hand

NB: This object was owned by Chichester Museum who required that it be stabilised and reassembled to show its original form whilst clearly showing the original and repaired areas.
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ROMAN FLAGON ON ACCEPTANCE
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ROMAN FLAGON AFTER BONDING
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ROMAN FLAGON ON COMPLETION
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Imogen Bittner

Large Imari Plate

Large Imari Plate 18th Century. Hard paste porcelain with underglaze enamels and areas of gilding

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  1. Dismantle previous repair
  2. Clean break edges
  3. Assemble by dry taping
  4. Bond – capillary action
  5. Replace missing area using dental wax mould
  6. Fill mould and crack lines with epoxy resin/ fumed silica paste.
  7. Rub back filled areas using “00” flour paper.
  8. Retouch decorated areas on front of plate by hand.
  9. Retouch gilded areas using gold powder on gold size.

[/su_column] [/su_row] NB.This plate was the property of The National Trust who required that the history of the damage be visible whilst presenting a more aesthetically pleasing front view for the purpose of exhibition. Scroll down for photographs of the different processes involved.

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