TAA i.2.12a.1.46.verso

Fabric 44x
Sprayed with a solution of cellulose acetate 

in acetone

Fabric 44jj
Sprayed with a solution of cellulose acetate in 

Acetone

Gauntlets 89 bb a & b
Sprayed with solution of cellulose acetate in acetone

Footstool 89/<90> Wood base covered with gesso gilt – blue 

                               faience panels <both on top & sides> with design in gilt gesso on top of    
                               faience. Coarsely woven fabric between gesso & faience.
Removed superficial dust & dirt with bellows, 

soft brush & hard brush.
Removed further dust etc with damp sponge & damp 

brush.
Stuck in loose pieces of gesso with cellulose acetate 

cement. Sprayed whole surface with a solution of celluloid in <amyl acetate>.
Gold: Some yellow & bright, some much dull dark 

red, some dull scarlet.
Some of Treated gold with dilute solution of NH₃ &

afterwards washed with water. Some (but) Red in 

parts easily removed by NH₃ but in parts not removed. 

Sprayed with surface Underneath the stool is covered with gesso 

painted red. Red is removed by water. Treated blisters, loose pieces & cracks 

with melted paraffin wax applied with a pipette.
Panels are glass

certainly

faience – one is 

broken & piece 

was taken 

out & examined. 

Small inlay 

round edges 

dark blue & 

green is xxx[?]

also probably

– faience

– glass.