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Mexican Lacquer at the Victoria and Albert Museum: Analysis of Three Bateas

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This study investigates the materials and techniques used in three Mexican platters, or bateas, from the Victoria and Albert Museum collection. Our analytical approach included the use of non-invasive techniques, such as infrared reflectography, scanning
Valentina Risdonne, Ludovico Geminiani, Nick Humphrey, Dana Melchar, Lucia Burgio   +4 more
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Queen Anne's Wardrobe: Fashion, Sartorial Politics, and the Representational Strategies of the Last Stuart Queen

Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract The final Stuart monarch, Queen Anne, has often been overlooked in studies of visual and material culture, particularly of fashion and dress. This article is the first to undertake a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the wardrobe accounts of Queen Anne, situating her consumption within the context of the eighteenth‐century fashion ...
Sarah A. Bendall
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Analysis and Conservation of Two Post-Pharaonic Burial Shrouds in the Collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum

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The Victoria and Albert Museum in London has two ancient Egyptian painted burial shrouds in its collection. Both dating to between the 1st century BCE and early 2nd century CE, they were examined and conserved in preparation for display in the 2025 ...
Katy Smith, Carolina Jimenez Gray, Valentina Risdonne, Lucia Burgio   +3 more
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A royal gift? Mrs Strangways Horner’s small silver clock, 1740

Science Museum Group Journal, 2019
This article celebrates the rediscovery of a small silver-cased clock allegedly given to Mrs Strangways Horner by Lady Archibald Hamilton on behalf of Augusta, Princess of Wales in 1740.
Tessa Murdoch, Jonathan Betts
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Re-Fashioning Masculinities: Curating Men’s Fashion Between Historical Rereadings and Redefinitions of Gender

ZoneModa Journal, 2023
The article critically observes the fashion exhibition Fashioning Masculinities: The Art of Menswear (Victoria & Albert Museum, London, March 19 - November 6, 2022) in order to weave an in-depth analysis of the evolutions of menswear through the concepts
Nicholas Bortolotti, Carolina Francesca Maria Davalli   +1 more
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One‐Class Autoencoders for Porcelain Art Attribution: The Case of William Billingsley

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This comprehensive study explores the application of advanced machine learning techniques, specifically one‐class autoencoders, for the authentication and attribution of English porcelain artworks. Focusing primarily on the works of William Billingsley (1758–1828), one of England's most celebrated porcelain decorators, we demonstrate how ...
Hassan Ugail, Morgan Denyer, Rachel Denyer, Howell Edwards   +3 more
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Investigating the impact of cleaning treatments on polystyrene using SEM, AFM and ToF–SIMS

Heritage Science, 2017
Concerns about the stability of plastic artefacts are commonly expressed when discussing the conservation of modern materials. One of the factors affecting the degradation of plastics is the presence of soil, degradation products and other contaminants ...
Anna L. Fricker, David S. McPhail, Brenda Keneghan, Boris Pretzel   +3 more
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FTIR surface analysis for conservation

Heritage Science, 2020
Several FTIR techniques are surface-sensitive. This sensitivity can be utilized to help with a wide range conservation issues. Examples from object degradation studies, conservation materials performance assessment and monitoring are presented. These are
David Thickett, Boris Pretzel
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Cryptic diversity and recent diversification in the Pyrrhulina australis species complex (Characiformes, Lebiasinidae) revealed by mitochondrial DNA

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Pyrrhulina australis Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903, is widely distributed across the main hydrographic basins of South America. The taxonomic integrity of this species is nevertheless challenged by the lack of clear diagnostic characters, its marked geographic variation and the morphological overlap with its congeners. In this context, the present
Taina Barbosa De Souza, Daniela Cristina Ferreira, Hugmar Pains Da Silva, Carolina B. Machado, Claudio Oliveira, André L. Netto‐Ferreira, Paulo C. Venere   +6 more
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Er:YAG Laser Cleaning of Micromosaics from the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum

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Conserving micromosaics from the Gilbert collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum is a challenge due to their complex structure and fragility. Their highly polished decorative surface prevents access to the substrate, yet deterioration can affect ...
Julia Brand, Carmen Vida, Lucia Burgio
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