8889
Accession Number
19536
Editor
Grimstad, Kirsten
Title Of Article Chaper
The Friars Park window: excavation, conservation, and reconstruction of a 13th century window
Title Of Journal Book
ICOM committee for conservation: 8th triennial meeting, Sydney, Australia, 6-11 September, 1987. Preprints
Volume
3
Pages
989-996
Collation
2 figs., 7 plates, 18 notes
Publisher
Getty Conservation Institute
Publisher City
Marina del Rey
ISBN
0-89236-094-1
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Analytic
Meeting
ICOM committee for conservation: 8th triennial meeting
Meeting City
Sydney
Meeting Country
Australia
Abstract
A collapsed 13th-century window, discovered during archaeological excavations in Carmarthen, Wales, was lifted using polyurethane foam. Much glass remained in the window leads but had decayed badly and was wet, opaque, and blackened. The leads were in good condition. After tests with various consolidants the glass was successfully treated with Primal WS-24, an acrylic colloidal dispersion. As a result of the treatment leaded glass pieces could be safely repositioned to obtain the original window design. -- AATA
pub_id
8889
Meeting Date
19870906-19870911