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(a)<br />

(c)<br />

Plate 1 Detail of leather<br />

upholstery on a chair,<br />

showing the characteristic<br />

red powdery appearance<br />

of ‘red rot’<br />

Plate 2 Examination of surfaces under ultra violet light<br />

(a) Marquetry cabinet, German, late fifteenth or early sixteenth century, viewed under visible light<br />

(b) Cabinet viewed under UV. There is an orange tone to the auto-fluorescence that suggests restoration coatings<br />

based on shellac<br />

(c) Two drawers from the cabinet, under UV. The drawer on the left has a greenish white auto-fluoresence typical<br />

of a natural resin varnish. The drawer on the right has been restored. The lack of yellow auto-fluorescence, present<br />

on the original, makes replacement stringing easy to identify<br />

continued<br />

(b)

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