Open AccessA New Technique fo the Casting of Missing Areas in Glass Restoration
Author(s) -
Erik Risser
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of conservation and museum studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2049-4572
pISSN - 1364-0429
DOI - 10.5334/jcms.3973
Subject(s) - blank , casting , materials science , object (grammar) , engineering drawing , computer science , composite material , engineering , artificial intelligence
This article traces the development of a new method of glass restoration for fragmentary and incomplete vessels. The technique involves making a blank of the missing area and then moulding and casting away from the object as an alternative to conventional gap-filling 'in situ'