Metal 2013

Interim Meeting of the ICOM-CC Metal Working Group

16th

- 20th

September 2013, Edinburgh

Monday 16th September 2013

9:30 Opening address David Mitchell/David Hallam

Session 1: Composite objects Chair: Paul Mardikian

10:00 When glass and metal corrode together, IV: sodium lead carbonate hydroxide

A. Fischer, G. Eggert, D. Kirchner, H. Euler, B. Barbier

10:30 Royal Forteviot: the recovery, conservation strategy and analysis of a bronze age dagger from a high status cist burial

E. Cameron, P. Greaves, P. Northover, S. O’Connor

11:00 Question and answer

11:15 Coffee break

11:30 ‘Safe or not?’ A proactive approach to looking after an aircraft display at the Hong Kong Science Museum

J. Chi-yuen Tse, A. Chee-ho Tsang,

S. Wai-sum Liu

12:00 The chandeliers of the Château de Versailles: research, conservation and re-electrification

B. Shtrum, O. Lagarde

12:30 Question and answer

12:45 Lunch

Session 2: Documentation of metal objects and structures Chair: Lyn Wilson

13:45 Using laser scanning and 3-D technology to document and reproduce museum artefacts

D. Cane, S. Cane, D. Symons, F. Cooper

14:15 Conservation of an iron lamellar helmet and creating a copy using 3-D scanning and 3-D printing

G. Heinz, U. Lehnert

14:45 Re-creation of a Roman stone-working hammer excavated as a marine concretion-void

J. Thornton, P. Mardikian

15:15 Question and answer

15:30 Coffee break

15:50 Comparative study of different imaging and conservation approaches for archaeological iron: conservation as a means of retrieval of archaeological information

N. Cleeren, J. Dhaene, M. Peters

16:20 X-ray imaging of hidden runic inscriptions – Preservation vs. interpretation

M. Mårtensson, M. Källström

Session 9: Archaeological and historical metal conservation Chair: Claudia Chemello

16:50 Restoration and archeometallurgical study of a Roman cauldron made of copper alloy

A. Balboa, J. Fernàndez, I. Mestres, M. Duran

17:20 Question and answer

19:30 – 23:00 Poster session at Edinburgh Castle Delegates to meet at

Edinburgh Castle at 19:30

Metal 2013

Interim Meeting of the ICOM-CC Metal Working Group

16th

- 20th

September 2013, Edinburgh

Tuesday 17th September 2013

Session 3: Progress in conservation treatments Chair: David Watkinson

9:30 Carbon dioxide absorption in alkaline treatment solutions for archaeological iron

L. S. Selwyn, W. R.

McKinnon, K. M. Sullivan

10:00 Long term corrosion protection – a contradiction in terms? M. Raedel, M. Bücker

10:30 Question and answer

10:45 Coffee break

11:05 Onsite electrochemical monitoring method for early detection of coating failure

T. L. Clare, A. England, N. Swartz, K, Hosbein

11:35 Quantifying effectiveness of chloride desalination treatments for archaeological iron using oxygen measurement

D. Watkinson, M. Rimmer

12:05 The formation and transformation of akaganéite D. Thickett, M. Odlyha

12:35 Question and answer

12:50 Lunch

13:05-13:35 Lunchtime seminar: conservation of the Forth Bridge Miles Oglethorpe

13:50 The transformation of iron oxides, oxyhydroxides and corrosion products by subcritical water treatment

M. Drews, N. González-Pereyra, D. Cook

14:20 Preparing historic wrought iron for protective coatings: quantitative assessment to produce evidence-based protocols

N. Emmerson, D. Watkinson

14:50 Reactivity monitoring of atmospheres D. Thickett, R. Chisholm, P. Lankester

15:20 Question and answer

15:35 Coffee break

Session 4: Ethical considerations on metal conservation Chair: Ewan Hyslop

15:55 Review of ethical considerations in conserving and analysing Mexican metallic pre-Columbian artefacts

G. Peñuelas-Guerrero, J. Contreras- Vargas, N. Schulze, J. Luis Ruvalcaba-Sil, E. Ortiz-Díaz

16:25 When modern metals meet modern museums M. Rolfe, E. McDonald, R. van der Molen

16:55 Question and answer

Optional: Evening trip to Forth Bridge & Dinner at Orocco Pier

Delegates to meet at Waterloo place at 17:30 for

a 17:45 departure

Metal 2013

Interim Meeting of the ICOM-CC Metal Working Group

16th

- 20th

September 2013, Edinburgh

Wednesday 18th September 2013

Session 5: Conservation of outdoor sculpture and architectural metalwork Chair: Lyndsie Selwyn

09:30 La Fée aux Fleurs: investigation and conservation of a 19

th

century outdoor cast iron sculpture J. C. Gillies, I. Seyb

10:00

Atmospheric corrosion of bronze: a field exposure study of

correlation of environmental data with patina growth in urban-

marine environment

P. Letardi , S. Golfomitsou

10:30 Question and answer

10:45 Coffee break

11:15 Influence of natural patinas of outdoor quaternary bronzes on conservation treatments

C. Chiavari, E. Bernardi, D.o Cauzz, S. Volta, M. C. Bignozzi, B. Lenza, S. Montalbani, L. Robbiola, C. Martini

11:45 Comparative study of rust converters for historic outdoor metalwork

J. Church, A. Muto, M. Striegel

12:15 Question and answer

12:30 Lunch

12:45-13:15 Lunchtime seminar: development of Scottish foundries David Mitchell

Session 6: New approaches in metal conservation Chair: Emilio Cano

13:30 A fast and non-destructive method to document and quantify the efficiency of metals conservation

H. Matthiesen, K. Stemann-Petersen

14:00 Oxygen absorbers and desiccants in the protection of archaeological iron: maintaining some control

A. B. Paterakis, M. Mariano

14:30 Evaluating subcritical alkaline fluids for a batch stabilisation of iron artefacts from the H.L. Hunley submarine (1864)

V. Ternisien, N. González-Pereyra, P. Mardikian, L. Nasanen, S. A. Cretté, B. Rennison

15:00 Question and answer

15:15 Coffee break

15:35 From rivets to composites – Ten years of subcritical research N. González-Pereyra, P. Mardikian, L. Nasanen, S. A. Cretté

16:05 Assessment of a biological approach for the protection of copper alloys artefacts

E. Joseph, P. Letardi, L. Comensoli, A. Simon, P.Junier, D. Job, M. Wörle.

16:35 Question and answers

Metal 2013

Interim Meeting of the ICOM-CC Metal Working Group

16th

- 20th

September 2013, Edinburgh

Thursday 19th September 2013

Session 7: Assessment methodologies of metal objects

7.1. Understanding Corrosion Chair: Ian MacLeod

9:30 Corrosion by sulphur of bronze reinforcing elements in the León Cathedral (Spain)

E. Cano , A. La Iglesia, D. Lafuente, D. M. Bastidas, J. V. Navarro

10:00

Atmospheric corrosion of iron-based reinforcement of gothic cathedrals - Overview of possible corrosion systems and influence of the structure and composition of the corrosion layers on the corrosion diagnosis

M. Bouchar, P. Dillmann, D. Neff

10:30 Effects of the cleaning of silver with acidified thiourea solutions

J. Contreras-Vargas, J. L. Ruvalcaba-Sil, F. J. Rodríguez-Gómez.

11:00 Question and answer

11:15 Coffee break

11:45 The effects of organic pollutants on metals in museums: corrosion products, synergistic effects and the influence of climatic parameters

D. Lafuente, E. Cano, I. Llorente, A. Crespo, J. Künne, A. Schieweck

12:15 The impact of iron stabilisation treatments on industrial paints

G. Bailey, L. Curtis, M. Forward

12:45 Question and answer

13:00 Lunch

13:15-13:45 Lunchtime seminar : Caring for Scotland’s metal collections Mike Loftus

7.2. Application of scientific techniques to understand metal objects and their conservation

Chair: David Thickett

14:00 Study of the conservation treatment applied to the archaeological horn silver artefacts

G. Marchand, R. Chevallier, E. Guilminot, L. Rossetti, S. Lemoine, M. Vieau

14:30 ‘Colorando Auro’: Medieval Goldsmith's craft and ancient recipes for colouring gold: an analytical approach

A. C. Crabbé, H. J. M. Wouters, H. Terryn, I. Vandendael

15:00 Question and answer

15:15 Coffee break

15:35 Microstructures of ancient and historic silver

P. Northover, S. Northover, A.

Wilson

16:05 Copper soaps on ethnographic and decorative art objects B. Brühl

16:35 Question and answer

Evening function at Stirling Castle Delegates to meet at Waterloo

place at 17:45 for a 18:00 departure

Metal 2013

Interim Meeting of the ICOM-CC Metal Working Group

16th

- 20th

September 2013, Edinburgh

Friday 20th September 2013

Session 7: Assessment methodologies of metal objects.

7.3. Using X-ray fluorescence to study metal objects Chair: Lore Troalen

10:00 ‘Truly an ingenious man’: Analysis of the specialised surface treatments on Renaissance bronzes by Antico

D. Smith, R. H. Smith

10:30 The non-invasive characterisation of a collection of 20

th

century religious medals for an online museum catalogue using x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy

J. Willey, B. Colston, H. von Achen

11:00 Question and answer

11:15 Coffee break

Session 8: Conservation of contemporary art objects Chair: David Hallam

11:45 Remediation of impact damage on modern and contemporary sheet metal sculpture: Conservation treatment of Donald Judd’s ‘Stack’

E. E. Nagy, W. Zahner

12:15 The restoration of John Chamberlain's painted steel and chromium-plated sculpture, Rooster Starfoot

S. M. Smith, C. Williams

12:45 Question and answer

13:00 Lunch

14:00 Bids for Metal 2016 ICOM-CC

Session 2: Documentation of metal objects and structures Chair: Lyn Wilson

14:30 3-D imaging as a research tool for the study of bronze sculpture

T. Beentjes, R. Street, D. Thurrowgood, F. Blanchetière

Session 9: Archaeological and historical metal conservation Chair: Claudia Chemello

15:00 Show me the money: the conservation of ancient coins from terrestrial and marine sites

C. Chemello, P. Mardikian

15:30 Question and answer

15:45 Coffee break

16:05 The Hallaton helmet: excavation and reconstruction of a unique assemblage

D. Camurcuoglu, M. Hockey , F. Shearman

16:35 Question and answer

16:50 Closing Remarks: David Mitchell/ David Hallam