Dear Susan Walter, Inspired by this thread, a member of our Campus Archaeology Program experimented with some of the techniques suggested here and wrote a blog post about it - http://campusarch.msu.edu/?p=9772. It may be of some interest. Found that UV light worked very well on glass and iDStretch worked well on ceramics and UV light worked moderately well on ceramics. Best, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Susan Wlater Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 6:36 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: fugitive exposure Hi All, I have Chinese and English enameled wares that have surface designs that have gone away. Does anyone know how to make the paints reappear? I have the ghosts/fugitives/shadows but was wondering if there's anything that would expose the former colors. Thanks as always, S. Walter -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.avg.com__;!!HXCxUKc!mXjTadGlN0y-Z8q0jaGrt0Es9YV3qtxLej23nNspZ98_Zi2IwEg0-KtvkJ23Ri0ruw$ ######################################################################## Access the HISTARCH Home Page and Archives: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://community.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-LSOFTDONATIONS.exe?A0=HISTARCH__;!!HXCxUKc!mXjTadGlN0y-Z8q0jaGrt0Es9YV3qtxLej23nNspZ98_Zi2IwEg0-KtvkJ0GoRe6lQ$ Unsubscribe from the HISTARCH List: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://community.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-LSOFTDONATIONS.exe?SUBED1=HISTARCH&A=1__;!!HXCxUKc!mXjTadGlN0y-Z8q0jaGrt0Es9YV3qtxLej23nNspZ98_Zi2IwEg0-KtvkJ0MqYNZcA$ This email list is powered by LISTSERV: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html__;!!HXCxUKc!mXjTadGlN0y-Z8q0jaGrt0Es9YV3qtxLej23nNspZ98_Zi2IwEg0-KtvkJ3bLei-Gw$ ######################################################################## ######################################################################## Access the HISTARCH Home Page and Archives: https://community.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-LSOFTDONATIONS.exe?A0=HISTARCH Unsubscribe from the HISTARCH List: https://community.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-LSOFTDONATIONS.exe?SUBED1=HISTARCH&A=1 This email list is powered by LISTSERV: https://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html ########################################################################