At 05:39 PM 1/21/97 -0600, you wrote:
>On another net was posed this question: how to clean antique stained
>glass - the glass (apparently not in a design but rather several large
>solid pieces of glass) had been stored in a cellar or outbuilding for
>80+ years. It has gotten hard "gunk" on surface that prolonged soaking
>hasn't been able to dislodge. People there are suggesting everything up
>through treating it with muratic acid (proper respirators, etc.) to
>break down whatever the deposits are. I don't have a clue, but I
>thought some of the list curators or others may have good ideas. Any
>suggestions will be passed along.
>
I don't want to steal Diane Gutenkauf's response, but has anyone
thought about asking a conservator?
Janice Klein
The Field Museum