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A shield boss worth battling for!

A shield boss worth battling for!

by C Del | Jun 5, 2022 | Uncategorised

Shield Wall! If you are a fan of the Vikings you will have heard of a shield wall and a shield maiden, but what is a shield boss? A shield boss is the central part of a shield, (Fig 2) and this one has definitely been in the wars. (Fig. 1, left) It belongs to Worthing...

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Casting Paraloid B72! Help! Conservator friends, I Casting Paraloid B72! Help! Conservator friends, I have followed the Koob method (fumed silica, controlled evaporation) to the letter, but simply cannot stop those pesky bubbles forming...
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Does anyone have any tips for bubble-less Paraloid casting?
(I'm testing mechanical properties of PB72 compared to a composite). 
#conservatoratwork #conservation #heritagescience
Machines need conservation too! It's so interestin Machines need conservation too! It's so interesting to see what's on people's bench!
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This triple expansion steam engine is being taken apart, cleaned and new parts made and mended by Andrew and @vivianespresso 
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It belongs to the Society of Model and Experimental Engineers, who will be coming to see the progress. 
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#industrial #steamengine #conservatoratwork #conservation #metalwork #MetalConservation #conservator #heritage
I recently treated a Javanese Keris - a traditiona I recently treated a Javanese Keris - a traditional dagger with a wrought blade, forged into 7 waves. 
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The blade was highly corroded and the carved bone handle had layers of dirt.
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When I disassembled it, the copper dome turned out to be a 1945 coin.
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After testing 9 different chelators (rust remover chemicals) on steel tokens, i used disodium EDTA at pH 6 which worked beautifully.
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The blade was extremely porous due to corrosion, with old polish embedded in it, and the chelator removed most of that too.
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Finally I reassembled it, filled the gap between the blade and hilt, and coated the blade with Paraloid B72.
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The Keris belongs to a private client who has kindly given me permission to show the treatment.
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#treatmenttuesday @icon_emerging_professionals
#conservatoratwork #conservator
#conservation #MetalConservation #museumworker #IconEPN #dagger #sword #weapon #metalwork #metal #armsandarmor @russellcotes
ICON emerging professionals have a new account! @ ICON emerging professionals have a new account!  @icon_emerging_professionals featured this week is Katica @backinastitch conserving a straw bonnet. 
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Want to be featured on our social media? Tag us @icon_emerging_professionals or #IconEPN 
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#EmergingProfessionals #conservation #icon #heritageconservation #textileconservation #artconservation
What I love about working in the fume cupboard, is What I love about working in the fume cupboard, is that it sounds like I'm on the starship enterprise.
Only craftspeople will understand, the absolute jo Only craftspeople will understand, the absolute joy of a well organised workplace, when you simply do not have the will to play hide and seek with all the tools. 
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All the rotary bits in proper drawers.
#studio #workshop
My treatment of this Saxon shield boss has been po My treatment of this Saxon shield boss has been posted by @westdeancollege : If you are a fan of the Vikings, then you might have heard of a shield wall and a shield maiden, but what is a shield boss? A shield boss is the central part of a shield, and the one MA Conservation Studies student @caroladelmese looked at last term had definitely been in the wars!๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ

Belonging to @wtmworthing, Carola created a plan of action on how best to preserve the 1500 year old heavily corroded shield boss. You can read all about it in a new blog post, link in bio. 

Image: X-ray plan view of the shield boss. 
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#WestDeanCollege #WestDean #Metals #Metal #Metalwork #Conservation #MetalsConservation #HeritageConservation #ObjectConservation #ConservationScience #XRay #Preservation #Preserve #Conserve #HistoricObject #Shield #MetalShield #ShieldBoss #WorthingMuseum #Museum #Worthing #LocalHistory #History #Heritage #VikingShield #Vikings #Armour #Armoury #Corrosion #Sussex
I found me some porcupine quills and got me some h I found me some porcupine quills and got me some holy water (because it's palm Sunday), and a bag of huge lemons from Peppino's garden. 

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And the conservators curse, searching for those infills at the museum. ๐Ÿ˜ณ
 
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿฅฐ
#italy #lemons #vacanze
We said goodbye to Amalfi, drove our little 500 an We said goodbye to Amalfi, drove our little 500 and woke up in the clouds.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น โค๏ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
#amalfi #reliquary #amalfi #reliquary
Me, so very extremely happy in Naples archaeologic Me, so very extremely happy in Naples archaeological museum, also realising there is an exhibition about Roman gladiators. 
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#naples #archaeology #gladiator  #italy
Sometimes when I'm descaling a concretion, from a Sometimes when I'm descaling a concretion, from a marine environment, beautiful hidden things begin to reveal themselves and i get really excited. 
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I'm doing my MA placement at @historicengland and hitting peak archaeology excitement almost every day.
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#conservation #metalconservation #conservatoratwork #conservator #history #archaeology #rust #corrosion #sword #engraving #museum
Reposted from @conservators_uk ๐ŸšจUrgent appeal f Reposted from @conservators_uk ๐ŸšจUrgent appeal from Lviv to receive materials for cultural heritage protection ๐Ÿšจ

You can find a list of the materials needed at the Center to Rescue Ukraine's Cultural Heritage in Lviv and details on how you can help here: www.icon.org.uk/resource/supplies-needed-to-protect-ukraine-s-cultural-heritage.html

#ukraine #WeStandWithUkraine #ukraineappeal
Reposted from @brighton_museums We will be lit up Reposted from @brighton_museums We will be lit up tonight showing our support for Ukraine. #StandWithUkriane ๐Ÿ“ธ Andy Gardner
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Reposted from @atelierbrighton Stunning details of Reposted from @atelierbrighton Stunning details of works by Carola Del Mese, currently featuring in Votive at Atelier Beside the Sea.โ 
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"Carola has collected weird and wonderful things as she finds them, exploring her interest in shrines, containers and keepsakes, creating her own reliquaries: containers for her memories โ€“ a stone taken from an Australian desert, a cheap ring bought in an Indian market, sepia photos of relatives. She has tried to express and explore the impulse to collect and remember in her work, reusing and making sacred these small things that symbolise memories or feelings.โ "
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 #shrine @caroladelmese #keepsakes #decorativeart #detailedwork #atelierbesidethesea #brightonbeach #brightongallery #contemporaryart #votive #votives #artists #whatsonbrighton #freeentry #heart #milagros #offering #brightonartgallery #milagro #charms #lovetokens #exhibition2022 #desires #gratitude #prayers #hopeโ  #visitbrighton #inspiredart #newexhibition #openeveryday #localartistsโ 
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Sometimes I feel like I'm being watched....๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€
#eyes #desk #workshop #microscope #conservatoratwork
Hello conservation community! I'm researching a 'r Hello conservation community! I'm researching a 're-treatable', strong, (not too strong!) and polishable gap-filling material, for metal objects for my thesis.
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I'd really value your thoughts if you have a few minutes. Preferably the short survey on Google docs, the link is in my bio.
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Or, you can comment below. 
โžก๏ธ What materials do you use to gap-fill or repair metal objects.
โžก๏ธ Have you ever used Paraloid + metal powder? If so what were your observations?
โžก๏ธIf not, what would you want to know before considering that โ˜๏ธ a viable method?
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Thank you so much! 
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#conservatoratwork #conservation #metalconservator #museumconservation #metalsmith #conservator #archaeology #metalconservation
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I'm supahappy to be back at @westdeancollege start I'm supahappy to be back at @westdeancollege starting the MA conservation of metals with my favourite metalheadz from last year.
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#conservator #conservation #learningeveryday #studentlife  #metalsmith
#conservators will understand how #satisfying this #conservators will understand how #satisfying this is ๐Ÿ˜„
Who would have owned a gold plated sieve in Roman Who would have owned a gold plated sieve in Roman times? 
This was probably not for washing the carrots, but rather a high status wine strainer, or a ritual object used for religious ceremonies.
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Discovered in 1984 filled with 1500 Roman coins, it had developed some green corrosion since then, and nobody knew it was gold plated!
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I have been treating it so that we can once again see parts of the gold plating and appreciate how it might have originally looked.
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#romanhistory #conservatoratwork #conservator #conservation #gold #ancienthistory #archaeology #sussexhistory @worthingmuseum @wtmworthing #metalconservator
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