I wouldn't use it, without a conservators blessing, but a white band
painted on a bronze might be aesthetically inappropriate.  A similar sized
band of clear soluvar (synthetic varnish) with a number painted discretely
in red acrylic paint and then covered with another layer of clear soluvar
would be preferrable in that it is certainly reversable without damage to
the bronze (using the appropriate solvent) and it does not draw much
attention to itself.

I would suggest further that the workshop on number marking (Friday at
AAM), will be the definitive workshop on the subject.


Suzanne

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