34770
Accession Number
28714
Editor
Bridgland, Janet
Title Of Article Chaper
Restoration of the chasuble from the vestments Vanzi of the Orvieto Cathedral
Title Of Journal Book
ICOM Committee for Conservation tenth triennial meeting, Washington, DC, 22-27 August 1993: preprints
Volume
1
Pages
299-304
Collation
ill.
Reference Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references
Publisher
International Council of Museums Committee for Conservation
Publisher City
Paris
ISBN
0-935868-65-8
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
English
Literature Type
Monograph : Proceedings
Literature Level
Analytic
Meeting
ICOM Committee for Conservation 10th Triennial Meeting
Meeting City
Washington, DC
Meeting Country
United States
Abstract
Describes the restoration of an embroidered velvet chasuble that is part of the set of vestments of the Cardinal Vanzi on exhibition at the Orvieto Cathedral Museum. The chasuble was presumably made in Florence at the end of the 15th century; the embroidery design has been attributed to Signorelli, Bartolomeo di Giovanni, and Botticelli. For identification of the methodology, preliminary investigations were carried out: graphic survey, microscopy, identification of dyes, analysis of metal threads by scanning electron microscopy (energy-dispersive spectroscopy), ultraviolet photography, radiography, and solvent testing to identify soiling. On the basis of these analyses, it was possible to remove the previous amateurish restoration which had contributed to the deterioration of the object. After dismantling the chasuble, the velvet was restored by a full cloth support consolidated with couching stitches; the embroideries were restored on a full cloth support and consolidated with stitches selected on the basis of the results of the preliminary investigation. The intervention was consistent with the visual and structural characteristics of the object and still easily identifiable and reversible.
Keywords
chasuble;microscopy;dye;analysis;survey;metal;thread;SEM;E DS; spectroscopy;UV;photography;radiography;solubility; velvet;stitch; cloth;support -- CAL
pub_id
34770
Meeting Date
19930822-19930827