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Dragon

Ceramic

Entry/Object ID

A-B

Condition

Condition Assessment

CracksMissing Areas / HolesStructural IntegrityFlakingResidue

Date Examined

Sep 14, 2018

Examined By

Tanya Nakamoto

Notes

Missing pieces on beard, face, and tail. Head and body separate. Old adhesive visible and flaking in some cracks and breaks. Uneven glaze.

Conservation

Conservation Purpose

Damage Repair

Treatment

Acute Treatment

Adhesive Repair/Removal

Date(s)

Sep 14, 2018 - Sep 18, 2018

Treatment Notes

Cleaned and stabilized. Mechanically removed old fills and adhesive drips with tools and sand paper. Sealed raw edge breaks with B-72.

Acute Treatment

General Repair

Date(s)

Sep 18, 2018 - Sep 19, 2018

Treatment Notes

Tested magic-sculpt molding to shape of missing pieces. Began using magic-sculpt to shape missing pieces on head.

Acute Treatment

General Repair

Date(s)

Sep 28, 2018 - Nov 29, 2018

Treatment Notes

Modeled large brown tips in MagicSculpt, modeled horn, knob on horn, fill voids in and behind beard. Beard-fill wider cracks with MagicSculpt and finer cracks with Modostuc. Prime Magic Sculpt and Modostuc with clear gesso. Model missing fin in MagicSculpt: roll ball out into 1/2" slab to match thickness of original, cut to shape (tail section). Texturize fin piece to match stoneware clay original. Mount into place, smooth seam (tail section). Finish smoothing seam.

Acute Treatment

Retouching

Date(s)

Nov 16, 2018 - Dec 7, 2018

Treatment Notes

Paint resin infills. Begin painting tail fin (11/30). Paint head and tail.

Acute Treatment

Varnish / Removal

Date(s)

Dec 6, 2018 - Dec 7, 2018

Treatment Notes

Varnish head with Larapal A81 for glossy surfaces (2 coats). Varnish tail with Larapal A81 glossy and Golden Matte Polymer UVLs for matte edges (2 coats each). Final detail work on in-painting.