reconservation

Etymology

From re- + conservation.

reconservation means conservation or repair subsequent to a previous attempt at conservation. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

Conservation or repair subsequent to a previous attempt at conservation.“The absence of information regarding earlier conservation work (e.g. experienced in the reconservation of The Portland Vase and Holbein's painting The Ambassadors), has emphasized the need for the creation of accurate conservation records.”