15820
Accession Number
20587
Title Of Article Chaper
Wytwarzanie dekoracyjno-ochronnych warstewek tlenkowych na duzych obiektach wekspozycji zewnetrznej (brazy)
Title Of Journal Book
Ochrona zabytkow
Volume
32
Issue
3
Pages
208-220
Language Of Text
Polish
Language Of Summary
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Described is a method of producing decorative artificial patina on bronze monuments, i.e., the work carried out on the figure of the Polish King Sigismond III Waza, in Warsaw. After cleaning with a special paste (AATA 17-1614) a hot solution of NaOH and potassium persulphate was used to produce a layer of oxide. Theoretical background and details of investigations and tests are included. See also AATA 17-849.
Keywords
Bronze, corrosion; Bronze, open-air exposure; Bronze, cleaning; Bronze, protection coating; Sculpture, bronze; Rock, petrography microscopy; Sculpture, open-air; Sculpture, restoration; Monument, conservation; Metal, corrosion; Metal, cleaning; Metal, protection coating ICCROM
pub_id
15820
Title Translation
Production of decorative and protective oxide layers on large objects in outdoor exposition. (Bronzes)