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Treatment of an Tin-glazed Earthenware Punch Bowl

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Before Treatment

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Before Treatment

Object: Punch Bowl
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Date: 1727 AD
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Acc.#: 2016.0034.024
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In Progress
Materials: Earthenware (delftware), Lead glaze with tin oxide opacifiers (tin-glaze)
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Collection: Winterthur Museum and Gardens
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Provenance: English
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Treatment Overview

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  • Overpaint removal

  • Reversal of previous joins

  • Cleaning the break edges

  • Stain reduction

  • Assembly

  • Milliput and Flugger fills

  • Inpainting

Removing overpaint from the interior.

Condition

Previously restored with epoxy, large prior break bisecting the bowl.

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Heavy discolored overpaint over repairs and original material.

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Large loss to the foot. Large chips and losses to rim. Scratches to the glaze around break

Treatment

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