Department Chair
Patrick Ravines
Date of Award
9-2021
Access Control
Open Access
Degree Name
Art Conservation, M.A., C.A.S.
Department
Art Conservation Department
Advisor
Theresa J. Smith
Department Home page
https://artconservation.buffalostate.edu
First Reader
Jennifer McGlinchey Sexton
Second Reader
Dr. Rebecca Ploeger
Third Reader
Dr. Aaron Shugar
Abstract
The treatment involved two Pennsylvania-German fraktur, which is a highly embellished folk art created by early German settlers in the United States. Digital imagining, visual examination, X-ray Fluorescence and Fourier-Transform Infrared spectroscopy aided the understanding of materials present. The technical analysis of pigments combined with research allowed for a better understanding of how these objects were created, as well as helped tailor an appropriate treatment. Ultimately, due to presence of copper and iron-based pigments, Klucel G in denatured ethyl alcohol was used to provide structural integrity to the objects. Klucel G was an appropriate adhesive choice due to its aging properties, adhesive bond strength and reversibility. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, project treatment was curtailed.
Recommended Citation
Nosek, Basia. “Piety and Cultural Identity: Research, Analysis and Treatment of Pennsylvania-German Fraktur.” M.A. Thesis Project, State University of New York College at Buffalo - Buffalo State College, 2020.
