The Forty-Hour Decorative Stand

Artist: Attr. to Barbiani Domenico

Date: XVII century

Classification: Decorative Stand

Dimensions: 550 x 390 cm

Materials: Wood

Adopted By: The Ohio Chapter

Total Cost: 40,000

Description

This large artwork in wood is composed of several different pieces that are connected. It is a very rare and precious artwork that was completed in the XVIII Century. This wooden artwork was utilized for the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the Pauline Chapel, which was exposed in a sealed, transparent urn for 40 hours. The 40 hours represent the amount of elapsed time from the death of Jesus Christ to His Resurrection. This artwork has a religious and devotional significance, and it is an example of the artistic excellence within the Pontifical manufactory.

State of Preservation

Fallen wooden parts need to be fixed. There are many holes from xylophagous insects and visible abrasions of the gilded surface with coherent and inconsistent deposits. Scratches and grooves appear on parts of the structure. Gores developed from the thickening of candle wax. Additionally, there are cracks and detachments of the wood. The base needs a structural and aesthetic reintegration.

Restoration Procedures

The study of the various elements will take place before the restoration and will allow a correct restoration and placement of each portion. Afterward, restorers will apply an anoxic treatment with a brush that contains permethrin-based products. They will also treat iron elements with the appropriate products and replace them with new ones if necessary. Once the restoration is completed all elements will be reassembled. The entire restoration process and assembly will be documented.

Detail

Inventory N°: 42360

Artist: Attr. to Barbiani Domenico

Date: XVII century

Dimensions: 550 x 390 cm

Materials: Wood

Wishbook year: 2021

Decorative Stand
Attr. to Barbiani Domenico
XVII century
Wood

Total Cost

40,000

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The Forty-Hour Decorative Stand - Final Restoration Report

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The Forty-Hour Decorative Stand - Restoration Update

Cleaning PhasePhotographic CampaignMovement of one columnGluing of the fracture partsConsolidation

Restorers are continuing their work on the candelabra with two broken tympanums and angel statues. They will move forward with a pest control campaign. Additionally, photographs will help document the state of preservation. The Scientific Cabinet will perform investigations to sample the gilded film and the additional elements that are part of the composition. In the end, restorers will clean the gilded surface and consolidate the wooden fiber.

 

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The Forty-Hour Decorative Stand

Details

Adopted by: The Ohio Chapter

Inventory: 42360

Artist: Attr. to Barbiani Domenico

Date: XVII century

Classification: Decorative Stand

Materials: Wood

Dimensions: 550 x 390 cm

Department: Historical Collections

Laboratory: Painting & Wood

Wishbook year: 2021

Description

This large artwork in wood is composed of several different pieces that are connected. It is a very rare and precious artwork that was completed in the XVIII Century. This wooden artwork was utilized for the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the Pauline Chapel, which was exposed in a sealed, transparent urn for 40 hours. The 40 hours represent the amount of elapsed time from the death of Jesus Christ to His Resurrection. This artwork has a religious and devotional significance, and it is an example of the artistic excellence within the Pontifical manufactory.

State of Preservation

Fallen wooden parts need to be fixed. There are many holes from xylophagous insects and visible abrasions of the gilded surface with coherent and inconsistent deposits. Scratches and grooves appear on parts of the structure. Gores developed from the thickening of candle wax. Additionally, there are cracks and detachments of the wood. The base needs a structural and aesthetic reintegration.

Restoration Procedures

The study of the various elements will take place before the restoration and will allow a correct restoration and placement of each portion. Afterward, restorers will apply an anoxic treatment with a brush that contains permethrin-based products. They will also treat iron elements with the appropriate products and replace them with new ones if necessary. Once the restoration is completed all elements will be reassembled. The entire restoration process and assembly will be documented.

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The Forty-Hour Decorative Stand

The Forty-Hour Decorative Stand

the 40 hour decorative stand - Anoxic treatment

the 40 hour decorative stand - Anoxic treatment

the 40 hour decorative stand - before cleaning

the 40 hour decorative stand - before cleaning

40 hour decorative stand - cleaning phase 2

40 hour decorative stand - cleaning phase 2

the 40 hour decorative stand 3

the 40 hour decorative stand 3

40 hour decorative stand - assembled after restoration

40 hour decorative stand - assembled after restoration

Restorations Update: The Forty-Hour Decorative Stand - Final Restoration Report

40 hour decorative stand - cleaning phase 2
the 40 hour decorative stand 3

Restorations Update: The Forty-Hour Decorative Stand - Restoration Update

Restorers are continuing their work on the candelabra with two broken tympanums and angel statues. They will move forward with a pest control campaign. Additionally, photographs will help document the state of preservation. The Scientific Cabinet will perform investigations to sample the gilded film and the additional elements that are part of the composition. In the end, restorers will clean the gilded surface and consolidate the wooden fiber.

 

Photographic Campaign
Movement of one column
Gluing of the fracture parts
Consolidation
Reconstruction of missing pieces
Banquet enclosed in a bag for anoxic treatments
Angel with metallic support after cleaning
Front of an Angel - Detail after cleaning