TAA i.2.12a.1.31

Page number
31
Caption
Relevant conservation notes page
Creator
Material
Ink
Paper
Measurements
22.8 cm x 17.8 cm (h x w)
Transcription

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Faience vessels
54 w Kohl Pot (green)
54 h Large green (1)
54n, l/<t>, u Small blue (3)
54qq 4 Small blue
54rr 2 Small green
54g, k/<b>, x, z, aa, bb, cc, dd, ii, ff, ll, mm, nn, oo, 

pp – large blue.
Whitish coating inside & out – surface cracks in some <in places>

 

All show corrosion, crystalline at chaps[?] efflorescence/<whitish coating> on 

surface, small portions of surface layer peeling off.
Tested. NaCl – strong traces present – not strong

54ll      Alkalinity to phenolphthalein. Nil
            CO3 Nil
Greater part of white coating is insoluble in con. HCl. 

In several cases where there is a crack the edges of this 

show a marked white efflorescence. This is alkaline (to litmus)
contains NaCl & SO3

 

Washed in water 54w, l/<h>, n, t, u, qq, rr, ll, oo, 

g, z, aa.