Delftware

"It's so beautifully arranged on the plate - you know someone's fingers have been all over it."
-Julia Child

There were about 85 sherds to this plate and trust me- I touched them all; more than once. 

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This 1700s earthenware plate was gifted to Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library and then given to University of Delaware's Art  Conservation Undergraduates as a study piece for treatment. 

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In the fall of 2020, I treated this delftware plate that was in pieces. It was evident that there was at least one prior restoration treatment, because the old adhesive fluoresced in UV. 

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For more details, click the link below to access my full treatment report.