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