condition of item needing repair
This Studio Pottery Vase c1895 stands at 24cms and had extensive damage to its neck and rim, previously bonded but misaligned and riveted. 11 fragments and lost material in 3 areas.
Ceramic restoration requirement
Remove old adhesive, consolidate, bond, colourfill and hand retouch for an invisible repair
Materials used to complete the restoration
Cleaning and dismantling: Water washable paint stripper and acetone
Consolidant: Paraloid B-72 and acetone
Mould: Dental wax
Cast: Plaster of Paris
Colour Fill: Fynebond epoxy resin and dry powder pigments, bulked with fumed silica
Retouching: Golden fluid acrylic paints
Polish: Micromesh polishing clothes
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