The Conservation
of a Moisture Damaged
Oil Gilded Framed Mirror
Case Study

by Ryan Greene
Bernacki & Associates, Inc.

This article will review the conditions
and circumstances of how to properly
care for gilded objects and furnishings.
Issues regarding conservation and
restoration will be reviewed to ensure the
overall integrity and safe keeping of gilded
finishes. Conservation issues will be
explored to better understand how gilded
surfaces can become damaged and
compromised. Issues involved in
replacing sections of cast and applied
ornament, consolidation of gesso,
in-filling sections of missing and
damaged gold leaf and surface cleaning
will also be covered.

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