50 Reconstruction of missing decoration on an AngloIndian Sadeli workbox from the early 19th Century. KEYWORDS: Sadeli, Marquetry, Historical Reconstruction, Bone, Verdigris Ai nnv eAs tni ggal ot i-oI nnd. iRaens esaardc ehl ii s wb oe irnkgb odxo nfer oomn t ht heeh iesat or lryy o1f9 tt hh e ccerna tf tu royf siasd eclui ;r rt he ne tml y a tuenr idael sr utrseeadt,maenndtthe techniques required to replicate the original materials during conservation Kmhoastaai mc t ei sc ha nn i qa nu ce i et rnatvcerl al ef dt oErai sg ti naantdi nWg ei ns t I frraonmi nI rtahne, t1o6 It tha lcye an nt udr Iyn. dTi ha i. sI ng eI no dmi ae ti rt i bc emc ai cmr oe kh nu og ewl yn paos pSualda er lfi r aonmd t wh ea sl apt er o1d8ut hc ecde ni nt uGr uy jianr aEtu. rWo poer .kAb so xs et ys l edse caonrda tceods t isnc Sh aa dn eg lei db, escoatmo oe dT iodctrheea tdee tshi geni notfrtihc aetbe opxa wt t ehri nc hs , hme ul pl tsi pt ol edtarti ea nt hg ue lsaur rsvtirvi pi nsgapbioeuc te s3 0t o0dma my . l o n g a n d a s t h i n ap sa t1t emr mn , oa frtee ng l bu ae sde tdo ag reot hu enrd i an tsoi xp- pa coki ns t tehda st ,t awr h. Te nh ec up ta ct ka ns gaer ne tci aultl yi n, troe v1ema lmt hvee ng ee oe rms etthrai ct aMriec rmoas cdoepriecardeys ef oa rrcuhssehaoswdeedc ot hr aetiino nt r iocna tteh ep awt toerrknbaonxde st.h e d i f f e r e n t c e l l s t r u c t u r e s o f t h e mw raittet er ina l bs .y TJh. rFoourgbhe sl i tWe raattsuorne irne s1e8a7r c3h, , sah ecda t lai lgohgtu oe no ft ht eh emI na tdeiraina l Ds eupsaerdt;m“e n t , L o n d o n , This work is composed of the following materials - Ivory, which is always white; Samber Horn (Sawursing) which is always green; the colour is produced by steeping it in Verdigris dissolved in lemon juice, toddy, or vinegar...” (Watson, 1873, p.181). Tn eheeddeyde. i nLgo ot es ceh np ii qe cuees i sonf otthwe eml l adroqcuuemt reyn twe de rbee yaonnadl ytshei ds , abnyd Ff uTrI tRh earnidn vXe Rs tFi g. aTt ihoen XwRaFs cAonnef ixrpme er idmt er anct ews aosf cc aorprpi eedr oo un t t, hues ignrge ea ns ps ee gc tmr oe pn ht so, tsoumg ge et es rt i, na gQt -hSeU uNs eX Eo -f 1a- BV ec rhdaimg rbi se rd fyoer. ss it mr eunlgatthi ndgylei gbhatt ha gs .eTi nhge aani md vwaarsi ot uo sr er ce rcei pa et es tohf evgerredei gnrci so laonudr ov if nt he ge aSra tmo bperro Hd uo cr en do ni f fsetrrei pnst of cow bone to make up new packs of Sadeli and fill the areas of loss with new marquetry. abitudor[at]hotmail.co.uk
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