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Original Message "RE: Please help me identify this material--" Posted by karenmkrohn on 12-Mar-03 at 09:57 PM Hi! Yes, I believe I have what's called Marezzo marble, or American Scagliola. It's made with either marble dust or paint pigments (this detail varies in the descriptions I've seen) instead of marble chips. Apparently it was made in reverse order from scag-- marezzo was made on site, and the first step was to lay the pigmented component on glass. This made the surface smoother from the start, so that less polishing was necessary when the marezzo was later removed from the glass. I found some very helpful information at the GSA's Historic Preservation Technical Procedures pages, at http://w3.gsa.gov/web/p/HPTP.NSF/Repair%20Procedures?OpenView. See "09 Finishes" > "200 Lath & Plaster" (This is a great resource, BTW!) Unfortunately, it appears that my marezzo was severely scrubbed-- or even sanded-- before it was painted over. I haven't been able to get a good photograph of the material-- it just winds up looking a bit like mottled gray concrete, without much character. Restoration is not going to be as simple as just touch-ups and polishing. On the positive side, I don't have to worry about being the one who ruins it... anything I do will be an improvement. ~Karen karenmkrohn@iname.com

Go back     FAQ       Conferences Post form Your Message Name*: Subject*: Message*:   HTML Ok Use [] in place of <> HTML Reference   Images Ok   Click on a smilie to add it to your message.   >Hi! > >Yes, I believe I have what's called Marezzo >marble, or American Scagliola. It's made with >either marble dust or paint pigments (this >detail varies in the descriptions I've seen) >instead of marble chips. Apparently it was made >in reverse order from scag-- marezzo was made on >site, and the first step was to lay the >pigmented component on glass. This made the >surface smoother from the start, so that less >polishing was necessary when the marezzo was >later removed from the glass. > >I found some very helpful information at the >GSA's Historic Preservation Technical Procedures >pages, at >http://w3.gsa.gov/web/p/HPTP.NSF/Repair%20Procedures?OpenView. > See "09 Finishes" > "200 Lath & Plaster" (This >is a great resource, BTW!) > >Unfortunately, it appears that my marezzo was >severely scrubbed-- or even sanded-- before it >was painted over. I haven't been able to get a >good photograph of the material-- it just winds >up looking a bit like mottled gray concrete, >without much character. Restoration is not >going to be as simple as just touch-ups and >polishing. On the positive side, I don't have >to worry about being the one who ruins it... >anything I do will be an improvement. > >~Karen >karenmkrohn@iname.com Check if you DO NOT wish to use emotion icons in your message

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