Frame conservation
Frame conservation is the preservation of picture frames. This involves replicating missing decorative elements, cleaning, gilding, and toning frame surfaces.[1]
Gilding
![](../I/m/Gilded_frame_being_burnished_with_agate_tool.jpg)
Picture of a gilded frame ready to be burnished with an agate tool
Gilding, in the context of frame preservation, describes the process by which metal leaf is applied to a frame to restore areas of the preexisting leaf that have damage.
Toning
References
- ↑ "What happens in the frames studio?". Lunder Conservation Center. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
External links
- Process of frame conservation
- Frame conservator welding
- Frame conservator examining frame
- Frame conservator examining frame
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