Crizzling Glasses: Problems And Solutions

Numerous glasses in museum or private collections suffer from atmospheric deterioration or "crizzling." The two primary factors are poor composition and storage in radically fluctuating humidity. Better storage conditions can slow down, but not stop the deterioration, and many glasses have been removed from exhibition or display because of their compromised and fragile condition. A new safe and simple treatment using an acrylic polymer can restore some of these to a presentable condition, and with controlled temperature and humidity, this stability can be maintained.