herstelde

Herstelde is a Dutch verb form. It is the simple past tense of the verb herstellen, which means to restore, repair, or re-establish. This form describes actions completed in the past. For example, "De conservator herstelde het schilderij in 1998." The corresponding past participle is hersteld, used in perfect tenses or passive constructions, as in "Het schilderij is hersteld."

In scholarly or museum contexts, the noun forms restauratie or herstel are more common for referring to the process of restoration, while herstelde appears in narrative clauses to report that a restoration has been carried out. The term is distinct from terms for general repair, which may use reparatie or restauratie depending on scope and formality.

Historically, the use of herstelde is routine in Dutch archival sources and in conservation reports. It is not a technical term on its own but part of ordinary verb usage. It may appear in descriptions of artifacts, structures, or documents where a past restoration is noted.