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Restoring ceramics.(Design notes)

The Magazine Antiques

| May 01, 2007 | Ledes, Allison Eckardt | COPYRIGHT 2007 Brant Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

There is nothing more frustrating to the passionate ceramics collector who has been searching for a certain vase, teapot, or plate to add to his or her collection and has finally found it, only to discover that there is a chip, crack, or missing piece. Even more upsetting is to accidentally drop or knock over a favorite object and have it shatter into several pieces. These are the types of damages that lead museums and collectors to seek the services of Echo Evetts Ceramics Restoration of Greens Farms, Connecticut.

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Evetts studied sculpture, drawing, and the design and manufacture of pottery at the Sir John Cass College in London. ...

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