Monday, August 4, 2014

Conservation Continues by Elizabeth Homberger


Here's an example of the type of conservation work we're doing on site:
Before treatment. The image above shows an unstable area of mosaic, with stone tesserae (tiles) at risk of detaching.

After treatment. The image above shows the same area after students have cleaned the tiles and applied an edging of mortar to hold the tesserae in place.