Renaissance wax
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Description
[Picreator Renaissance Products] A brand name for a wax 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, Tom Rowland, Noel Riley, A-Z Guide to Cleaning, Conserving and Repairing Antiques, Constable and Co., Ltd., London, 1981
- Ceramics and Glass Conservation Section, Ceramics and Glass Conservation Section, List of Workshop Materials, The British Museum, London
- Marie Svoboda, Marie Svoboda, Conservation Survey Index, unpublished, 1997
- Henry Hodges, Henry Hodges, Artifacts: An Introduction to Early Materials and Technology, Ronald P. Frye, Kingston, Canada, 1988
- Conservation Support Systems, Conservation Support Systems, Catalog, 1997
- Website address 1, Website address 1 Comment: www.hants.org.uk/museums/ofr/cmeth_t.html
- Website address 2 Comment: www.gainsboroughproducts.com