29885

Accession Number

36593

Editor

Brown, B. Floyd; Burnett, Harry C.; Chase, W. Thomas; Goodway, Martha; Kruger, Jerome; Pourbaix, Marcel

Title Of Article Chaper

Structured questions

Title Of Journal Book

Corrosion and metal artifacts. A dialogue between conservators and archaeologists and corrosion scientists

Pages

191-240

Publisher

US Department of Commerce. National Bureau of Standards

Publisher City

Washington

Language Of Text

English

Literature Type

Monograph

Literature Level

Analytic

Meeting

Meeting on corrosion and metal artifacts

Meeting City

Gaithersburg, Maryland

Abstract

Chinese mirrors, black finish. Spear head bronze decoration. Bronze patina in Roman times, brocantite-intergranular attack of bronzes. Artificial vs natural patina, difference. Epidermis, original surface. Atacamite and paratacamite. Rayner treatment of bronze disease. Chloride reduction in bronze. Display. Metal thread tarnish removal.

Keywords

Metal, colouring decoration; Mirror, bronze; Electron, probe; Bronze, examination test; Bronze, metallography; Metal, metallography; Bronze, patina; Bronze, corrosion; Patina, artificial; Copper, patina; Bronze, cleaning electrolytic; Iron, conservation archaeology; Metal, corrosion inhibitor vapour-phase; Metal, corrosion inhibitor; Bronze, corrosion inhibitor; Synthetic-resin, acrylic; Metal, analysis non-destructive; Gold, thread embroidery; Silver, thread embroidery; Bronze, chloride stabilization removal; Tin, pewter conservation

pub_id

29885

Meeting Date

19760317; 17 - 18 March 1976