ACP1670
Frame of the
Weeping Madonna
Treatment performed at: Winterthur Museum
Overseen by Conservator: Joyce Hill Stoner
Water gilded frame with red velvet accents riddled with losses: some down to the wooden support, others exposing the white plaster layer on top of the wood, required modostuc fills and inpainting with Mica pigments added to Golden PVA conservation paints, water gilding of large fills remains to be completed
This Page Highlights a Major Component of the Treatment of the frame of ACP1670,
Weeping Madonna
Treatment of two Frames
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Frame on Ann Spotswood Payne
Treatment performed at: Winterthur Museum
Overseen by Conservator: Joyce Hill Stoner
Bronze-powder painted frame, required surface cleaning , replacement of lost three-dimensional ornament, inpainting, and the attachment of new hanging components
This page highlights the treatment of a frame. I did not contribute to the treatment of the frame's portrait.
This treatment was performed by four interns including myself, one for each of the corners: Meghan Abercrombie, Milena Carothers, Alyssa Rina, and 1. All of the work was completed in August 2017.
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The frame was gently cleaned with cotton swabs and a citrate solution (0.5g disodium EDTA, 0.5g citric acid in 100mL DI water pH balanced to 6 with TEA), removing the grime that covered the bronze-powder painted surface. Areas of loose ornament were consolidated with BEVA D-8. Molds were created from intact areas using 3M ESPE Express STD Putty, a catalyzed dental impression material, and replacement parts were made with plaster mixed in 1:1 Jade 403 and deionized water. The fills were unpainted with Golden Qor watercolors mixed with Mica Pigment Powders. The frame opening is somewhat too large for the painting; spacers were placed on all four sides. The painting was held in place with brass mending plates and new mirror hangers and picture wire were attached.