Restauro di vetri smaltati e dorati: "The Renaissance enamelled vessels from Padua Santa Chiara monastery. The conservation treatment."

The conservation treatment of the renaissance enamel-decorated glass vessels found in 2000 during the
archaeological excavation of Padua Santa Chiara monastery foundations, was particularly complicated. As soon as the fragments came to light it was clear that they were highly unstable and urgent conservation treatment was needed. The rich polychrome enamelled and gold-leaf decoration of the vessels showed that they belonged to nuns coming from very important and wealthy families. They were selected twice to be displayed at Restituzioni exhibitions in 2002 and 2016, therefore, conservation treatments were carried on. The very fragile surface was examined under the microscope to individuate the most suitable treatments to stabilize it, this step was really important in order to proceed with the vessels reconstruction. Many details of the magnified decorated surface were recorded during the conservation process.