Műtárgyvédelem, 2005 (Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum)
Összefoglalók
epoxy resin between the broken surfaces. The strength of the whole was further enhanced by driving in from the reverse side some thin stainless steel pins. Larger gaps were filled with coloured imitation marble paste, and smaller ones with glutinous chalk paste. In view of the unique character of the inscribing and also the desire to retain as much of the original surface as possible, two criteria were applied when considering restoration of colour and pattern: such work was restricted to those places either where the original lines of the engraving were still visible and only the contrasting material was missing, or where it was considered that the faults, if allowed to remain, would have spoiled the overall effect of the object. This part of the restoration was carried out with aquarelle and water-based inks. Overall the greater part of the work carried out on the table was concerned with its physical and chemical stabilization; this was not primarily an aesthetic restoration. Pre-emptive conservation treatment can play a large part in preventing future deterioration. Preserving of an art treasure: restoration of the rococo PULPIT FROM THE ST. STEPHEN’S CHURCH, POMÁZ Balázs Fabók - László Schrett The two main elements of the Pomáz pulpit were restored at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts by László Schrett and Balázs Fabók in 2000 and 2002 respectively. They were working in the specialist Restoration Department and completed the jobs as part of their diploma work. The third part, the rear piece, was restored in 2004, when the missing door leaf was also reconstructed. The Roman Catholic Parish Church at Pomáz was built in late baroque style in 1770. We know that by 1940 virtually all of the original fixtures and fittings had been replaced, and that the church’s last rococo element, the pulpit, was dismantled and donated to the people of Pilisszentiván after having been rendered surplus to requirements by the ecclesiastical reforms introduced by the Second Vatican Council in 1965. Over thirty years on, in 1999, László Schrett discovered the dismantled pulpit in the town’s mortuary. The pulpit is thought probably to be the work of Károly Bebó (1712-1799), a renowned sculptor from Óbuda, or if not his then that of one of his contemporaries. It is made mainly of pine, on to which lime carving was fixed into place by wooden pins. Prominent parts of the carving were gilded and the background and plain surfaces painted to resemble marble. The condition of the object: at the time of writing, just two out of the three elements of the pulpit - the tester or canopy and the pulpit box itself - had been restored. With the subsequent restoration of the door case and the reconstruction of the missing door leaf, the last surviving original fitting of Pomáz Roman Catholic Church was once again complete. On initial inspection the overall condition of the object was found to be reasonably good. There were, however, numerous cracks in the wood due to drying 203
