Hi Susan -
Following up on what Claudia said, you can find a conservator in your area by using the American Institute for Conservation's "Find A Conservator" tool - online at http://www.conservation-us.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=495&parentID=472. If you are going to work on the piece yourself, you should use an archivally sound product like acryloid or paraloid (for example http://www.universityproducts.com/cart.php?m=product_list&c=436 or http://www.gaylord.com/adblock.asp?abid=16721) instead of something unstable and potentially irreversible.
aloha
~Liz
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From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Claudia Chemello
Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 6:44 AM
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Subject: Re: Chinese stoneware jar
Hi everyone,
If this ceramic is valuable to you or your collection, I would suggest contacting a professional conservator in your area who could choose the correct adhesive and address the condition problems you have described. I am not sure what country you are located in, but if you need help finding a suitable person, let me know.
Best wishes,
Claudia
Claudia Chemello
Senior Conservator
Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
University of Michigan
434 South State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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> Hello All,
> We have a large Chinese stoneware wine jar. (@18 inches high, @12
> inches
> diameter.) It is complete. However, it was put out in the sun and
> has cracked in a great many directions. It is still holding together
> but we fear it will fall apart. It is to go on display, but we want it mended.
> Do you think squirting glue into the cracks will hold it? And what
> type of glue would be best?
> Thanks,
> S. Walter
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