Publish, Then Perish: The Reclamation of a Collection of Scientific Illustrations

Reyden, Dianne van der; Tennison, Heather; Tsai, Fei Wen

doi:10.1515/rest.1996.17.2.104

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“…In 1996, van der Reyden (7, who was in charge of the paper conservation at the Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education, identified three important ways to examine objects for authenticity: stylistic analysis, historical analysis, and scientific analysis. She stated that the scientific analysis of artwork always required nondestructive testing.…”

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Examination of a “Velasco” Signature on an Oil Painting

Lines¹

2006

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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In September 2003, an investor bought an oil painting at auction in Denmark. The painting was signed "José Maria Velasco." The investor attempted to sell the painting in the United States, but found that he needed confirmation that this was an authentic Velasco painting. The provenance of the painting was questionable because it came to Europe from Cuba without appropriate documentation including the date of its entry into the European market. If the signature was determined to be authentic, the painting would have an approximate value of 1 million dollars. Initial research on the life and works of the artist and a literature review resulted in the preparation of an "Art Worksheet." Known signature specimens were obtained from reputable sources. A comparison of the known signatures with the questioned signature concluded the questioned signature was very probably not executed by José Maria Velasco.

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Examination of a “Velasco” Signature on an Oil Painting

Lines¹

2006

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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“…Maintenance With the introduction of risk assessment, the preservation needs of collections also need to be assessed [15][16][17]. This includes a list of aspects, from protective folders to environmental control, from integrated pest management to disaster preparedness, and a self-assessment checklist of benchmarks in collection care has been developed [50].…”

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“…Besides the material's chemical properties, surveys can also collect environmental information [15][16][17]. Inappropriate storage conditions (from boxes to environmental control) are seen as a risk and the surveyor need to assess how the storage conditions will affect mechanical degradation.…”

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Accumulation of wear and tear in archival and library collections. Part I: exploring the concepts of reliability and epidemiology

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Wear and tear is the outcome of degradation most frequently reported in assessments of archival and library collections. It is also problematic to study in controlled experiments, due to the difficulty in reproducing the conditions in which original objects are kept and used in archives and libraries. Hence, data collected from actual collections, for instance during surveys, could provide the evidence on how wear and tear occurs. However, to be useful, such data need to be purposely collected and analysed: unlike the usual collection surveys, the aim is not to quantify the prevalence of a certain damage type but to provide evidence on how such damage occurs. In this paper we explore whether two approaches used in other disciplines could be useful: reliability engineering, the method that deals with failure in complex systems, and epidemiology, which explores diseases in defined populations. We show that based on reliability engineering we can decide which data related to the causes of mechanical failure should be collected during collection surveys, while using epidemiology we can develop the study design and the data analysis needed to study the relationship between mechanical failure, and the factors that might affect the degree of failure. The results of epidemiological studies in heritage collections could provide quantitative evidence of patterns of decay in collections, and corroborate the qualitative analysis provided by reliability. The results can directly support collection management decisions or can be used in mathematical models in which the effect of preservation measures is explored.

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“…It is important to know whether exposure to a hazard and object condition are related. Van der Reyden et al (1996) have used both in assessments of drawings in an Angel project that created a system of matrices, including use, exposure, condition, and risk, to prioritize preservation needs.This system was developed to give priorities to the needs of different collections, so no diagnostic link between the kind of risk and kind of damage was intended.…”

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An Integrated Approach to Risk Assessments and Condition Surveys

Taylor¹

2005

Journal of the American Institute for Conservation

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Publish, Then Perish: The Reclamation of a Collection of Scientific Illustrations

Cited by 4 publications

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Examination of a “Velasco” Signature on an Oil Painting

Examination of a “Velasco” Signature on an Oil Painting

Accumulation of wear and tear in archival and library collections. Part I: exploring the concepts of reliability and epidemiology

An Integrated Approach to Risk Assessments and Condition Surveys

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