819
Accession Number
3056
Title Of Article Chaper
Recent developments in the conservation of outdoor bronze monuments
Title Of Journal Book
ICOM Committee for Conservation. 5th Triennial Meeting, Zagreb, 1 - 8 Oct. 1978. Preprints
Pages
7
Publisher
International Council of Museums
Publisher City
Paris
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Analytic
Meeting
Icom committee for conservation triennial meeting. 5.
Meeting City
Zagreb
Abstract
Cleaning procedures, by glass bead peening of two bronze statues in st. Louis are described. The amount of loss by corrosion is noted as well as the safety of the cleaning procedure. Mention is made of both comparative conditions of other bronze statues and corrosion tests which the authors are undertaking on two bronze alloys.
Keywords
Sculpture, bronze; Sculpture, bronze examination; Sculpture, bronze restoration; Sculpture, open-air; Bronze, conservation; Bronze, corrosion; Bronze, open-air exposure; Bronze, cleaning; Bronze, cleaning abrasion; Metal, cleaning abrasion; Metal, corrosion; Metal, conservation; Air pollution, metal -- ICCROM
pub_id
819
Meeting Date
19781001-19781008