Elaboration of a previous report and proposal for the treatment and maintenance of an ensemble of assets of patrimonial interest - tombstones; carved stonework and other stone building elements; murals and paintings on stone; traces of paving tiles and tile fragments, on the baseboards; metallic structure of the cloister; metal railings and guards; wooden window frames - from the collection of the former Convento dos Capuchos*, in Leiria. Work carried out by Sandra Alves, conservator-restorator.
* The Convent of Santo António dos Capuchos, built in the 16th century. XVII by D. Pedro Vieira da Silva, according to the tombstone (of him and his wife, D. Leonor de Noronha), existing in an oratory or interior chapel communicating with the cloister. The Convent was erected while Pedro Vieira da Silva (1598-1676) was Secretary of State (1643-1660). He would later become, after being widowed, Bishop of Leiria. Other grantees were also João Soares da Mota (a knight from the city, called Pay dos Pobres/Father of the Poors) and Manuel da Mota, Knight of the Order of Santiago. In 1657, it was handed over to arrábidos friars, but its construction continued until 1665. The convent is a monument classified as a Property of Public Interest by Decree n.º 28/82, DR, 1st series, n.º 47 of February 26, 1982, ZEP, Ordinance n.º 316/94, DR, 1. ª series-B, n.º 121 of 25 May 1994 (v. IPA.00003284).
Acknowledgements Pigmento Efémero, Art and Restoration ~ Rigor Perene, Conservation and Restoration
