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3D Scanning and Printing
3D Scanning and Printing
Surface Dirt and dust was removed using dry cleaning methods such as soft brushes and a museum vacuum on low suction with a net guard covering the nozzle.
This was followed by wet cleaning the surface of the pediment with Tri-Ammonium Citrate 2% in distilled water as it was the most affective in removing the engrained dirt and did not affect the state of the oil gilding. Acetone was used to treat the water gilding.
Surface Dirt and dust was removed using dry cleaning methods such as soft brushes and a museum vacuum on low suction with a net guard covering the nozzle.
This was followed by wet cleaning the surface of the pediment with Tri-Ammonium Citrate 2% in distilled water as it was the most affective in removing the engrained dirt and did not affect the state of the oil gilding. Acetone was used to treat the water gilding.
Once the gesso had dried it was then sanded down to make it smooth, level and matched the original appearance of the corner
Dino-Lite Pro and X-Ray Images
Dino-Lite Pro Images
Surface of annular brooch covered in dirt and fragments of corroded iron and copper
Texture fibres found on this area of the brooch
A historical break on the annular brooch
A fresh break, probably occurred when the brooch was excavated
X-Ray image
The x-ray revealed that the annular brooch actually had a hole in one of its pieces. This was not visible to the naked eye as it appears the hole has been filled up with dirt and corroded iron, from where the iron needle that held the brooch to a piece of clothing had once been.
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