A New Technique fo the Casting of Missing Areas in Glass Restoration

This article traces the development of a new method of glass restoration for fragmentary and incomplete vessels. The technique involves making a blank of the missing area and then moulding and casting away from the object as an alternative to conventional gap-filling 'in situ'.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Erik Risser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 1997-11-01
Series:Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies
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Online Access:http://www.jcms-journal.com/articles/10
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title_full A New Technique fo the Casting of Missing Areas in Glass Restoration
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title_full_unstemmed A New Technique fo the Casting of Missing Areas in Glass Restoration
title_short A New Technique fo the Casting of Missing Areas in Glass Restoration
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