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Cleaning of Stove for Medieval & Renaissance galleries - a student project
Fig 3 Detail of deteriorating old repair to corner of a tin-glazed earthenware tile, discoloured paint and chipped plaster fillings.
Fig 3 Detail of deteriorating old repair to corner of a tin-glazed earthenware tile, discoloured paint and chipped plaster fillings.
Condition of the stove
Structural damage to the stove ranges from small chips along the edges of the tiles through to the complete loss of a component, as for example one of the legs. Past restorations include the bonding of broken tiles and the filling and retouching of areas of loss.
