Date of Award
9-2023
Access Control
Open Access
Degree Name
Art Conservation, M.A., C.A.S.
Department
Art Conservation Department
Advisor
Emily Hamilton
Department Home page
https://artconservation.buffalostate.edu/
First Reader
Jiuan Jiuan Chen
Second Reader
Aaron Shugar
Third Reader
Rebecca Ploeger
Abstract
Parian ware is a type of hard-paste, biscuit porcelain first manufactured in Victorian England and later in Bennington, Vermont as well. This project studied a Parian vase with Multi-Spectral Imaging and x-ray radiography and analyzed it with x-ray fluorescence (XRF) and scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS). Results suggested a potassium rich clay, a zinc rich cobalt overglaze, and an interior clear lead glaze. Conservation treatment cleaned and compensated for the losses in the vase. Library research did not identify the vase’s place of manufacture; it showed the vase has similar designs as objects in the Elizabeth McCullough Johnson collection and provided a foundation for future research.
Recommended Citation
Li, Y. 2022. Conservation Treatment and Technical Analysis of a Blue & White Parian Vase. M.A. and M.S. thesis, SUNY Buffalo State, Buffalo.
