46700
Title Of Article Chaper
A note on examination of surface coatings on polychrome sculpture
Title Of Journal Book
Preprints of the contributions to the new york conference on conservation of stone and wooden objects, 7 - 13 june 1970. 2nd ed. Vol. 2: conservation of wooden objects
Pages
137-140
Publisher
Intern. Inst. For cons. Of historic and artistic works
Publisher City
London
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Analytic
Meeting
Conference of the iic on the conservation of stone and wooden objects
Meeting City
New york
Abstract
A study of the layer structure of the surface coating is an essential preliminary to any type of analysis of pigment or medium. Three examples of polychromed sculptures which had the original paint hidden by overpaint are described
Keywords
Sculpture, polychrome; Sculpture, polychrome wood; Sculpture, polychrome examination; Sculpture, polychrome restoration; Painting, paint layer; Painting, paint layer analysis; Painting, examination; Painting, wood examination
pub_id
46700
Meeting Date
19700607; 7 - 13 june 1970