. ▁G abb , ▁a ▁box ▁mak er , ▁who ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁box ▁with ▁thirty ▁seven ▁compart ments , ▁one ▁for ▁each ▁fragment . ▁However , ▁the ▁rest orer ▁also ▁died ▁and ▁the ▁box ▁was ▁never ▁collected . ▁After ▁G abb ' s ▁death , ▁his ▁execut rix , ▁Miss ▁Amy ▁Re e ves , ▁brought ▁in ▁Cro ker ▁to ▁value ▁G abb ' s ▁effects . ▁This ▁was ▁how ▁Cro cker ▁came ▁to ▁bring ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁museum ▁to ▁ask ▁for ▁help ▁in ▁ident ifying ▁them . ▁ ▁By ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁the ▁rest oration ▁appeared ▁aged ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁v ase ▁again . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁dis m ant led ▁by ▁conserv ator ▁J . W . R . ▁A xt ell ▁in ▁mid - Nov ember ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁The ▁pieces ▁were ▁exam ined ▁by ▁D . B . ▁H arden ▁and ▁W . A . ▁Thor pe , ▁who ▁confirmed ▁that ▁the ▁circular ▁glass ▁base ▁removed ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁was ▁not ▁original . ▁A xt ell ▁then ▁carried ▁out ▁a ▁reconst ruction , ▁completed ▁by ▁ 2 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁only ▁successful ▁in ▁replacing ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 7 ▁loose ▁fragments . ▁He ▁reported ly ▁used ▁" new ▁ad hes ives " ▁for ▁this ▁rest oration , ▁which ▁some ▁thought ▁might ▁be ▁epo xy ▁res ins ▁or ▁sh ella c , ▁but ▁were