Conservation lab at the Corning Museum of Glass, with associate conservator Astrid van Giffen (left) and Stephen Koob.
Favrile Kerosene Lamp with Morning Glory Shade and Peacock Feather Base by Louis Comfort Tiffany, before and after restoration.
Pitcher from the Roman Empire, before and after restoration.
Above, acrylic fills setting in their molds. Below, shaping the fill with heat. Photos by the author.
Engraved goblet from Potsdam, about 1690-1700, with an old restoration done with wood.
Conservators inspect glass objects under UV light to determine the composition of the glass. Pictured here is an object from the Blaschka collection of marine invertebrate models.
Blaschka model during treatment. Conservators will glue back broken pieces in their rightful place by figuring out which "glue scars" from the original adhesive fit together. Photo by the author.
Pigments and dyes. Photo by the author.
A mold of a missing piece was created with a plaster fill (farthest right). Epoxy fills that are dyed to match the blue of the original glass can then be created. Photo by the author.