centa uhalde on sat 27 feb 99
A neighbor just returned from Mexico with a Talaveras platter with fair
sized chips on black oxide rim. Anyone know if these can be filled and
color matched?
thanks,
Centa
Joseph Herbert on tue 2 mar 99
Centa Uhalde wrote: A neighbor just returned from Mexico with a
Talaveras platter with fair sized chips on black oxide rim. Anyone know
if these can be filled and color matched? thanks, Centa
At the risk of abandoning my cultural heritage forever, I suggest doing
something similar to the Japanese technique of filling damage to pots
with gold lacquer. The technique honors the pot by repairing the damage
without the counterfeit of an "undetectable" repair. Similarly, the
museum restoration of ancient pottery often clearly shows the repaired
or created areas. In the current case, a gray epoxy might fill the
chips without being too obvious but not counterfeit either.
Joseph Herbert
Joseph.Herbert@att.net
Joseph Herbert on tue 2 mar 99
Centa Uhalde wrote: A neighbor just returned from Mexico with a
Talaveras platter with fair sized chips on black oxide rim. Anyone know
if these can be filled and color matched? thanks, Centa
At the risk of abandoning my cultural heritage forever, I suggest doing
something similar to the Japanese technique of filling damage to pots
with gold lacquer. The technique honors the pot by repairing the damage
without the counterfeit of an "undetectable" repair. Similarly, the
museum restoration of ancient pottery often clearly shows the repaired
or created areas. In the current case, a gray epoxy might fill the
chips without being too obvious but not counterfeit either.
Joseph Herbert
Joseph.Herbert@att.net
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