Notice catalographique « Wooden polychrome sculpture : investigations into French and Vietnamese materials of manufacture »
- Titre
- Wooden polychrome sculpture : investigations into French and Vietnamese materials of manufacture
- Auteur ou éditeur
- McClain, Emily
- Queen's University (Kingston, ON)
- Lieu de publication
- Kingston, ON
- Maison d'édition
- Queen's University
- Date de publication
- 2021
- Collation
- vi, 77 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), charts, tables
- Série
- Queen's Master in Art Conservation
- Résumé
- This research project investigated the origins of a wooden polychrome sculpture of St. Dominic or St. Thomas Aquinas. The sculpture was purchased in Vietnam but was thought to have French origins and been created any time from 1860-1910, aligning with the French colonial period of Vietnam. The goal of this research was to determine whether the sculpture was: 1) completed during the period of 1860-1910 in France with materials from the region and later brought to Vietnam; 2) completed with materials obtained in France, brought to Vietnam, and used in combination with materials and methods from Vietnam; or 3) completed in Vietnam with materials from the region. Nondestructive, non-contact X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) was used for preliminary elemental analysis of unique paint colors to guide sample taking for the techniques that followed. Bright field microscopy was used to determine the species of the wood and bright field and fluorescence microscopy were used to investigate the layering of the paints used in the sculpture. The paints were then analyzed by XRF to determine the elemental compositions of pigments. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) was used to identify organic materials in a coating covering the cloak, and preparation layer under the cloak. Results of the chemical compositions of the pigments and organic materials were verified with scanning electron microscopy-electron dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) analysis. Species of the wooden dowels included in the sculpture were tentatively identified as bamboo, and other wood species may be tropical hardwoods indicating wood materials were likely harvested in or near Vietnam. The identification of pigments and organic materials was found consistent with historic materials used in both France and Vietnam during this period.
- Notes
- Thesis (M.A.) -- Queen's University, 2021
- Langue
- English = Anglais
- Sujet
- Polychromy - Conservation and restoration
- Sculpture - Conservation and restoration
- Wood sculpture - Conservation and restoration
- Polychromie - Conservation et restauration
- Sculpture - Conservation et restauration
- Sculpture sur bois - Conservation et restauration
- Pays
- Canada
- Type de document
- Monograph = Monographie
- Localisation
- NB 1275 M33 2021
- Clé
- 19924
- Collection
- Catalogue