Conservation around the Millennium (Hungarian National Museum, 2001)

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following inscription was engraved into the silver-coloured layer: “Művészi Ipar (1893. Vili.) után Richter Gy. Ernő 1896” (Gy. Ernő Richter after Artistic Trade (1893. VIII.) 1896).

RESTORATION-COMPLETION

Refitting

The adhesive we choose for refitting always depends on the properties of the material. Glass is a solid, homogenous matter that does not have microcapillaries on the surface into which the adhesive could stick. Consequently, the adhesive must have great adhesional and cohesional force and low degree of viscosity so that it can more easily be introduced between the fracture surfaces

and it can strongly hold the fragments.

Completion of the missing details

For the completion of the object, a negative was taken in silicone mould making material from both surfaces of the vessel. I used silicone resin number C1 of Oxam type. It is a medium elastic substance, which exactly follows the surface a short 3. The completions and the text engraved into time. First I filled in the the surface missing parts with plaster of

Paris, then I took the silicone negative from this surface. Then a layer of plaster was poured on the silicone resin to stabilise the negative. I pierced several holes into the surfaces (for casting and airing).

4. The retouched enamel painting

After the cleaning of the fracture surfaces, I adjusted the chosen polyester resin (Alpolit 223, Butanox M50 catalyst) to the colour of the object with the help of Vianova synthetic polyester colours. I filled in the missing elements in two steps. Having protected the surface of the glass with Metylan, I first poured a thin layer of white- coloured synthetic resin on the surface of the interior negative. The second step was the fitting of the exterior negative on the surface and

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