Restauro di vetri decorati a caldo: "The renaissance vessels from Padua Santa Chiara monastery, problem solving during the conservation treatment"

In 2000 during the archaeological excavation of Padua Santa Chiara monastery foundations, active between the XIV and XVIII century, glass finds were part of what was left of it, but as soon as the glass fragments were found, conservation treatment was needed in order to guarantee their survival. The vessel’s high level of manufacture, richly decorated also with applications and mould-blown shaped indicates that the nuns came from very wealthy families. Two groups, were selected to be displayed at Restituzioni in 2002 and 2016 exhibitions, and conservation strategies had to be found. The importance of planning in glass conservation is shown and the need to create tailored solutions for each case. The first step for all vessels was performing a detailed examination to find out the most suitable treatments. The unexpected difficulties faced during the process sometimes brought to choose different methods
than the ones planned before. The conservation process was a moment when very important and precious information about the objects were gathered and recorded while they were all examined in detail.