Marble Conservation Techniques

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Marble conservation techniques.

Francis stacey and jane davies provide a rich introduction to the long history principal 19th century techniques including use of binding media pigments and protective varnishes and waxes and conservation of. Stone has been chiseled metal hammered or cast wood carved and clay molded. Summary of work on marble conservation at the victoria and albert museum conservation department up to august 19 71. Art conservation and restoration art conservation and restoration sculpture.

It may also entail the altering of the stone s surface to match a desired finish of the installation s owner or management. Therefore some cares are necessary for the correct conservation and maintenance of marbles and granites. Throughout history artists and craftsmen have created sculpture by using virtually every material imaginable. Faced with an ever expanding group of specialist marble cleaning products in the form of powders liquids gels pastes etc it is important to approach the cleaning of marble monuments with sound conservation principles and an awareness that a historic marble surface should be properly examined and assessed before any programme of cleaning.

Restoration of stone is the restoring of worn stone marble travertine granite etc. Hempel k moncrieff a. Bone ivory and resins have been shaped with knives. To the state in which it was installed.

The deterioration of the pentelic marble and the foundations of the monuments is attributed to a combination of mechanical physico chemical and biological factors in conjunction with the atmospheric pollution the microclimate and the microstructure of the stone as well as the human interventions. The good thing about marble since it is a natural stone it can easily be recycled later on if you want to change the flooring counters or other marble aspects in the house. General description of the marble decay. This practice should be done annually prolonging its conservation.

The course has long served a vital educational role in the conservation profession by offering an accessible and intensive format in which to learn theoretical and practical methodologies for stone conservation. An overview of current research was to inform gci research policy in this field and to highlight areas into which getty resources might usefully be channeled. Marbling was used historically to imitate the appearance of polished stones and metamorphosed limestones usually on interior but also occasionally on exterior architectural elements.