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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Zinnie, post: 501752, member: 9303&quot;]I wondered this also after posting my comments - and the answer looks to be at least the 16th century. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie56" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; And gangbusters since then as it&#039;s one of those products easy to sell to artists desperate to save artwork but here&#039;s the catch - it was used mostly in lieu of having to pay for expensive framing - especially glass way back then.&nbsp; The fixative worked as a barrier against the elements and glass wasn&#039;t needed.&nbsp; But it had a price in other ways that could wreck the artwork if not applied correctly.&nbsp; A chance thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the article I found that explains it nicely: <a href="http://cool.conservation-us.org/jaic/articles/jaic35-03-005.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cool.conservation-us.org/jaic/articles/jaic35-03-005.html" rel="nofollow">http://cool.conservation-us.org/jaic/articles/jaic35-03-005.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Because the above artwork is framed, it&#039;s possible it was never &#039;fixed&#039;.&nbsp; Museum glass was invented in 1951 but that doesn&#039;t mean it wasn&#039;t framed before then as well.&nbsp; A mystery on many levels!&nbsp; In any event, the artwork is &#039;drawing&#039; well-deserved attention. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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