Difference between revisions of "Renaissance wax"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | [Picreator Renaissance Products] A brand name for a [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=microcrystalline | + | [Picreator Renaissance Products] A brand name for a [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=microcrystalline%20wax microcrystalline wax] polish. Renaissance wax is composed of a mixture of Cosmolloid 80 hard and BASF A waxes. It has been used to clean and polish [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=wood wood], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=metal metals], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ceramic ceramics], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ivory ivory], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=marble marble], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=leather leather]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * Tom Rowland, Noel Riley, ''A-Z Guide to Cleaning, Conserving and Repairing Antiques'', Constable and Co., Ltd., London, 1981 |
| − | * | + | * Ceramics and Glass Conservation Section, List of Workshop Materials, The British Museum, London |
| − | * | + | * Marie Svoboda, Conservation Survey Index, unpublished, 1997 |
| − | * | + | * Henry Hodges, ''Artifacts: An Introduction to Early Materials and Technology'', Ronald P. Frye, Kingston, Canada, 1988 |
| − | * | + | * Conservation Support Systems, Catalog, 1997 |
| − | * | + | * Website address 1 Comment: www.hants.org.uk/museums/ofr/cmeth_t.html |
* Website address 2 Comment: www.gainsboroughproducts.com | * Website address 2 Comment: www.gainsboroughproducts.com | ||
Revision as of 06:47, 24 July 2013
Description
[Picreator Renaissance Products] A brand name for a microcrystalline wax polish. Renaissance wax is composed of a mixture of Cosmolloid 80 hard and BASF A waxes. It has been used to clean and polish wood, metals, ceramics, ivory, marble, and leather.
Synonyms and Related Terms
microcrystalline wax; cera del renacimiento (Esp.); cera microcristallina (It)
Authority
- Tom Rowland, Noel Riley, A-Z Guide to Cleaning, Conserving and Repairing Antiques, Constable and Co., Ltd., London, 1981
- Ceramics and Glass Conservation Section, List of Workshop Materials, The British Museum, London
- Marie Svoboda, Conservation Survey Index, unpublished, 1997
- Henry Hodges, Artifacts: An Introduction to Early Materials and Technology, Ronald P. Frye, Kingston, Canada, 1988
- Conservation Support Systems, Catalog, 1997
- Website address 1 Comment: www.hants.org.uk/museums/ofr/cmeth_t.html
- Website address 2 Comment: www.gainsboroughproducts.com