Szilágyi András (szerk.): Ars Decorativa 17. (Budapest, 1998)

Andrea VÁRFALVI - Tamás Károly PELLER: The Restoration of a 17th Century' Hungarian Saddle

NOTES 1 Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest. Inv. No.: 52.2857 2 H. Détári, A.: "A fraknói Esterházy-kincstár a történeti források tükrében" (The Esterházy Treasury at Fraknó As Reflected in the Historical Sources). In: Magyarországi reneszánsz és barokk (Renaissance and Baroque in Hungary), ed. Galavics, G. Budapest, 1975. pp. 473-549; Szilágyi, A.: Az Esterházy-kincstár (The Esterházy Treasury). Budapest, 1994. pp. 42-57. 3 An assessment of the saddle from the historical and art history standpoints will be available later on in the Esterházy collection catalogue, which is still under preparation. 4 This saddle is owned by the Hungarian National Museum, Budapest. Inv. No.: 55.3570 5 This saddle is owned by the Hungarian National Museum, Budapest. Inv. No.: 55.3571. See Temesváry, F.: Díszes nyergek, lószerszámok (Ornamented Saddles and Horse Accoutrements). Budapest, 1994. 111. 79. 6 EgenoltT, C: Modelbuch / aller Art. Frankfurt amMeyn, 1527. Tafel 10. 7 Toranová, E.: Vysivky Minulych Storoci. Kniznica Priatelov Vytvaniého Umenia Zvazok 36. Bratislava, 1984. p. 34,111.43. 8 Turquoise is a phosphate of copper and aluminium. The chemical formula is: CuAl

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(P0

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(OH> X 5H

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0. Szöllőssy, G.: "Javaslat a lószerszámok és részeik egységes névhasználára" (Proposal for the Use of Systematized Names for Horse Accoutrements and Their Component Parts). Irr. A Hennán Ottó Múzeum Évkönyve (Yearbook of Üie Ottó Herman Museum), Miskolc, 1993 10 Distribution of die warp: 1 pile warp (red, no spin silk, density of yam, 32/cm) and 3 binding warp (yellowish-brown, no spin silk, density of yam, 96/cm). Distribution of the weft: 1 pattern weft (density: 12/cm) and 3 ground weft (yellowish-brown silk, loosely z-twist, density: 36/cm). 11 The warp is red, no spin silk, density: 54/cm. "Hie weft is blue, no spin silk, density: 35/cm. 12 Material of die warp and weft: light blue, no spin flax or hemp. 13 Based on die statement and a communication from Enikő Sipos, head restorator at the Plungarian National Museum, who restored diat saddle. 11 Composition of the solvent Argentol [CS(NH

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)2]: 300 g citric acid, 120 g thiocarbamide, 10 ml Solovet surface-active material made up to 1000 ml with distilled water 15 Composition of Paraloid B 72: 30% methylacrylale and 70% eüiyl meüiacrylate copolymer 16 Composition of die solvent used for cleaning; 90% softened water, 10% ethanol and 0.5 g/1 Hostapon T. '' Composition of die fat-liquor: 500 ml tertiary butanol, 500 ml distilled water, 50 g lanolin, 100 g sulfonated hoof oil and 2 g oil of Uiyme.