04mc05-AL-2009_Nichelino, Stupinigi Hunting Lodge, P. Piffetti, Sputacchiera, inv. 3064

Facilitated description:

 

The spittoon is a painted wooden furniture used to spit tobacco.
Pietro Piffetti built the spittoon between 1734-1755.
The spittoon is kept at the Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi.
The La Venaria Reale Conservation and Restoration Centre restored the spittoon in 2009.
The restorers have repositioned the edges of the spittoon.
They cleaned the spittoon and eliminated the previous restoration work.
In the end, they put a prototto to protect the spittoon from the sun's rays and dust.

 

 

 

 

Abstract of the intervention:

 

Restoration

During the return of the spittoon there was no intervention on the support, but only proceeded to correctly reposition the profile molded in boxwood. Cleaning of the inner and outer surface and scalpel removal of the previous restoration work on the phytomorphic decoration was carried out. Finally, to protect the product, a film of microcrystalline wax was affixed to the wooden surface and paint on the golden backgrounds.