Since dissolution phenomena occurring in conservation workshops,
i.e. in an open air environment, were researched, it was
not envisaged to work in anoxic conditions, using for instance a
closed cell with an argon flow, even though reactive compounds
towards dissolved O2 were involved. The specific cell used in this
study was then designed as simply as possible without any
requirements to shelter samples and electrolytes from air. A schematic
representation of this cell is given in Fig. 1. A glass container
(25 cm long, 10 cm wide, 7 cm deep) was set on a vibrating apparatus
so that the electrolyte was stirred and the transport of the
dissolved species from the manuscript to the redox electrode was
enhanced.