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Title Of Article Chaper
The organic pigments of the Hafkenscheid Collection
Title Of Journal Book
Restauro
Volume
95
Issue
2
Pages
146-150
Collation
3 figs., 2 tables
Reference Bibliography
Includes bibliog. refs.
ISSN
0933-4017
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
German
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
The firm, Michiel Hafkenscheid and Son, wholesalers for paint, turpentine and (various) kinds of rubber, which was in business in Amsterdam during the 19th century, left a collection of pigments that facilitates unique studies. The so-called Hafkenscheid Collection consists of the range of products offered for sale by the firm during the first three decades of the 19th century. There are 370 wide-ranging samples from chemicals, used essentially for dyeing textiles, to metallic pigments and those made purely from plant materials or animal origins, tannins, inorganic and organic pigments, abrasives, resins, inactive putty materials, and various adhesives. Hafkenscheid kept his collection in 15 drawers of a small mahogany-faced chest of drawers, each of which was divided into 24 compartments. In addition, the collection also contains a manuscript list of the inventory. The majority of the samples are without wrapping; some, however, are wrapped in little pieces of paper or poured into tiny bottles. The list and the wrapping paper, in a few cases, give dates of production, origin, and composition of the substances. The nomenclature and composition of the inorganic pigments and inactive substances in the collection already have been described in a former issue (Maltechnik- Restauro 2, 1987, pp. 23ff). The present article continues the investigation and describes the results of examining the pigments of organic origin in the collection.
Keywords
pigment, red carmine;pigment, red;pigment, yellow gamboge; pigment, yellow indian;pigment, brown;pigment, blue indigo;pigment, green -- ICCROM
pub_id
3003