Small child in wax
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Little child in wax representing baby Jesus. Origin: Private collection Restoration began: November 5th, 2002 Restoration completed: November 28th, 2002 Restorer: Francesco Bertolino |
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Initial
report on the state
of conservation of the work |
| The object was found in a state of complete fragmentation. The entire work is detached from its base. From among the fragments, both the original clothing that covered the child's body andthe left hand fingers were missing. Dust deposits were found on the surface. |
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Restoration
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| Cleaning: alcohol was used to clean all surfaces, base and entire work. Assembling:
the child was reset in its original position. The attaching surfaces
were still visible contributing to respect the work's original integrity. Integrating missing parts: the missing parts were remade (clothing and left hand fingers) using bee's wax mixed wiht natural pigments as to create a chromatic resemblance as close as possible to the original. Final protection:
on all the wax surfaces decorative gum lacquer was applied. |
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