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A Few Examples of Electron Microanalysis of Art Objects at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 February 2002

Robert E. Ogilvie
Robert E. Ogilvie*
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Room 13-5065, Cambridge, MA 02169
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Abstract

Examples of a few objects are presented, where the electron microprobe has proved that it can provide the conservator and the curator with information that will help in evaluating the authenticity of a particular art object. They will also obtain a better understanding of how an object was fabricated and what materials it was made from. The results of the analysis of paint samples, samples from metal artifacts, as well as specimens from marble sculptures, are described.

Keywords

electron microanalysisart objectsBoston Museum of Fine Arts“Portrait of a Lady”Boston three-sided reliefAnatolian bronze bullEgyptian gold leafPre-Colombian Muisca tunjos
Type
Research Article
Information
Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , March 2001 , pp. 193 - 199
Copyright
Copyright © Microscopy Society of America 2001

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