Kovács Petronella (szerk.): Isis - Erdélyi magyar restaurátor füzetek 7. (Székelyudvarhely, 2008)
Herceg Zsuzsanna: Új anyagok, új eljárások a szilikátalapú műtárgyak restaurálásában
equipment of fire fighters embroidered with gilded threads enclosed by oak branches. The medallion was covered with a cardboard sheet tacked to the base material. The medallion enclosed by an oak branch on side “B” also came from the original banner. Only the white lining has been preserved, which became greenish from the run paint. The blue stains also indicate the colour of the original banner. Embroidery of gold threads can be seen in the centre: „KÉZDIVÁSÁRHELYI/önkéntes/ TŰZOLTÓ EGYESÜLET/1876” [Voluntary/firefighters’ union/of Kézdivásárhely/1876]. The pole was made from pine stained to a dark shade. It ends in a copper sleeve. It is decorated with a turned wooden sphere, gilded grooves and three rows of banner studs. The finial of the banner is a small fire-fighter helmet decorated with two lion head reliefs and an engraved radiating sun motive. Condition'. the textile is dusty and corrugated, incomplete and stained. The bow and the rod of the banner are missing. 6. Banner of the joiners ’ guild, inv. no: A/I/32. The original banner was a pinkish purple single silk leaf. In the 1980’s, it was reinforced with doubling it on rayon in a museum in Bucharest. The patterns were sewn with thick coloured threads probably after the old embroidery. In the centre, the joiners’ tools are depicted in a flowery wreath: compasses, bevel-square, plane. A letter “9” is embroidered under the plane with a red thread, and the inscription „1858 Ns.Asztalos Céh.” [1858 Joiners’ guild etc.] can be seen underneath. There are two tassels on the comers made from machine-made fringes. Condition: the remains of the original banner were very poorly preserved, they are kept folded up in a box. A copy of the banner made of purple satin can be seen in the exhibition. 7. Banner of the furriers’ guild, inv. no: A/I/131. It is a single-sided banner with a forked tail. The dark blue satin banner leaf was sewn together from three pieces of different patterns. In the central field, a white lamb surrounded by an olive branch with a flowery wreath is depicted in the medallion framed with a trimming ribbon. The inscription „1649/A „rums’ Szőcs Czéhe” [1649/ Furriers’ guild etc.] is embroidered above it with a yellow thread. Three white flowers with stems and leaves are embroidered in the two free comers. The ribbon is wavy white rep trimmed with a cord made of metal threads. A gilded fringe closes it at the ends. The bow is simple. Embroidered inscriptions can be seen on the stems: side “Al-2”: „Dr. Vargha Béláné szül. Weinreiter Vilma.” [Dr. Béláné Vargha bom Vilma Weinreiter] and „Lobogonk az egyetértés és szeretet jelvénye!” [Our banner is a symbol of concord and love!], on side “Bl-2”: the names of the president, the vice president and the members. The pole is varnished to a brownish colour and flag studs can be found on the upper part in four rows. The first shield with the inscription „Dr. Vargha Béláné/zászlóanya” [Dr. Béláné Varga/banner mother] is the largest one surrounded with a laurel branch. A copper sleeve is placed on the lower end of the pole. The finial is lance-shaped made of brass. It bears the date “1912”. Condition: The original banner was attached to a blue cotton cloth in a museum in Bucharest in the 1980’s and the depictions were re-sewn with thick coloured threads. Probably a leaf of the original banner was used for the exhibited copy, which can be seen with the original ribbon and pole. 8. Banner of the tanners’ craft-union. Inv. no.: A/I/33. It is a single-leaf claret silk banner of an arched closing. There is a claret thread fringe on the edges and coloured thread tassels on the free comers. In the central field, two rampant lions hold a crowned shield with the depiction of the characteristic tools of tanners (tanning vat, beamknife and two branches of oak with leaves). The date of the foundation of the guild is embroidered above them: “1572”, while under them, the inscriptions bears relevance to the year of the foundation of the craft union „A ns. „Tímár ipartársulat” [Tanners’ craft union etc.], and “1887”. The ribbon is patterned claret silk with fringes at the ends. The bow is simple. On one end of the ribbon the inscription „Jancsó Dénes elnöksége alatt” [during the presidency of Dénes Jancsó] is embroidered with gold cords. The pine pole is brown with a copper sleeve at the lower end. There are no names on the 29 flag studs arranged in a single row. The leaf is fixed with 27 metal rings. Condition', the textile is faded, dirty, stained, torn with smaller repaired rips on the lower part. The ribbon was lengthened, it is faded and the ends of the letters are discoloured. 9. Banner of the boot-makers’ craft-union, inv. no.: A/I/36. It is a two-sided banner of an arched closing made of two leaves. It is framed with silver diamondpatterned and yellow ornamental bands, the textile fringe is claret. Each a tassel can be found at the free comers. Side “A” is blue peony-patterned double satin. “Bürger” boots are embroidered with yellow tread in the medallion of the central field. The date “1879” above it is the year of the foundation of the craft-union. Both are enclosed by a leaved olive branch. Side “B” is red double satin. It inscription runs: “A vásárhelyi Ns Csizmadia/Ipartársulat által/ujitva/1908-ban és 1939-ben” [Renewed by the boot-makers’ craft-union of Kvásárhely in 1908 and 1939 etc.]. One end of the ribbon is red the other one is blue double satin. Their inscriptions run: „Nagy József és Tuzson Mihály” [József Nagy and Mihály Tuzson], and „elnöksége alatt” [during the presidency of]. The fringes at the ends of the ribbon are made of gilded metal threads. The maple pole is decorated with 32 flag studs of rosette heads arranged in a single row. According to the holes left by studs, yet another row must have existed. The coat-of-arms of Hungary can be seen on one side of the lance-shaped brass finial. 14 metal rings were used for the suspension of the banner leaves. Condition: Slightly discoloured, faded, dusty, the ornamental band and the fringes are rusty. 10. Banner of the cobblers’ craft-union, inv. no.: A/I/37. A single-leaf oblong-shaped banner made of blue satin trimmed with a yellow industrial cord. The fringes are dark blue ready-made products. The lining is lightcoloured flax cloth. Two rampant lions hold a shield 147
