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Bronze Tiffany Candlesticks

Object/Artifact

Cleaning

Retouching

Jan 15, 2019 - Jan 18, 2019

Mixture of liver of sulphur (1/2 tsp: 6 oz distilled H2O) used to age the patina on the candlesticks. Abating thinner used to remove coating on object. Bronze ager also applied for testing.

Retouching

Jan 22, 2019

Mixture of liver of sulphuric (1 tsp: 3 oz distilled H2O) used to patina the candlesticks due to inconsistent pink/gold color. Bronze ager used to darken the metal, causing a blue/black effect. A second pass of liver of sulphuric used to remove blue tint. A third pass of liver of sulphur used to darken the metal to reach current state.

Wax / Polish

Jan 22, 2019

Conservator’s wax used to polish and seal candlesticks. Buffed with cloth. Pictures taken before and after treatment.

Before wax
#1 before wax #2 before wax After bronze ager applied Bronze Tiffany Candlesticks picture number 5 Bronze Tiffany Candlesticks picture number 6 Bronze Tiffany Candlesticks picture number 7 Bronze Tiffany Candlesticks picture number 8 Bronze Tiffany Candlesticks picture number 9 Bronze Tiffany Candlesticks picture number 10 Bronze Tiffany Candlesticks picture number 11 Bronze Tiffany Candlesticks picture number 12 Bronze Tiffany Candlesticks picture number 13 Bronze Tiffany Candlesticks picture number 14 Bronze Tiffany Candlesticks picture number 15 Bronze Tiffany Candlesticks picture number 16 Bronze Tiffany Candlesticks picture number 17