33782
Accession Number
10178
Title Of Article Chaper
The restoration of a William Will pewter teapot
Title Of Journal Book
Preprints of papers presented at the fifth annual meeting of the AIC, Boston, Mass., 30 May - 2 June 1977
Pages
62-71
Publisher
American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
Publisher City
Washington
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Analytic
Meeting
Fifth annual meeting of the American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
Meeting City
Boston
Abstract
The authors describe the conservation and curatorial considerations involved in restoring the three feet of a pewter teapot by William Will. The molding, casting, and joining of replacement feet is presented; Dow Corning's Silastic A-RTV rubber was used for the initial mold; a britannia alloy (91Sn2 Cu 0.5Pb6. 5Sb) was employed for the castings to differentiate the new feet from the original (9lSn 0.75Cu 5.25Pb 3Sb); the solder chosen was 70Sn 30Pb. On the basis of measurements and visual comparisons, the authors conclude that many components in such teapots were mass produced in the eighteenth century.
Keywords
Reproduction, casting moulding; Tin, pewter ICCROM
pub_id
33782
Meeting Date
19770530-19770602