Journal article
Identification of cellulose nitrate based adhesive repairs in archaeological pottery of the University of Melbourne's Middle Eastern archaeological pottery collection using portable FTIR-ATR spectroscopy and PCA
E Noake, D Lau, P Nel
Heritage Science | BMC | Published : 2017
Abstract
A previous study of the Cypriot pottery collection housed in the Ian Potter Museum of Art at the University of Melbourne found approximately two-thirds of adhesive repairs are primarily composed of cellulose nitrate (CN). This is of concern as CN has a limited lifespan (6-20 years), which has implications for the strategic management of the collection. To gain a greater understanding of the prevalence of CN based adhesive repairs in the archaeological context, the original FTIR-ATR spectroscopic survey was extended to incorporate the University's Middle Eastern archaeological pottery collection. Micro-samples were removed from artefacts using acetone swabs. Analysis of adhesive FTIR spectra ..
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This research was undertaken as part of a collaborative project between the Grimwade Centre for Cultural Material Conservation at the University of Melbourne and Museum Victoria, with funding from the McCoy Project Seed Funding Scheme and through the Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship. The authors acknowledge the contribution of the McCoy project team from: Museum Victoria (Maryanne McCubbin, Helen Privett, Dr Rosemary Goodall) and the University of Melbourne (Dr Alex Duan, Dr Augustine Doronila, Dr Andrew Jamieson, Assoc Prof Alison Inglis). Research assistants, Tim Ould and Kristine Allinson assisted with surveying the ME collection. The Ian Potter Museum of Art at the University of Melbourne provided access to the ME pottery collection.