Date of Award
9-2026
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
Jiuan Jiuan Chen
Second Reader
Glennis E. Rayermann
Third Reader
Rebecca Ploeger
Abstract
This project centers around three albumen landscape photographs from the 1870s and 1880s. The three photographs all display severe, yet visually different foxing and staining. The project explores the cause of the foxing on each photograph and how that affects the photographic structure. The analytical techniques utilized were technical imaging, x-radiography, optical microscopy, x-ray fluorescence mapping, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, and microflora isolation.
Recommended Citation
Canfield, M. 2025. Observations of Foxing on Albumen: a Technical Analysis of Three Photographs. M.A. / M.S. Master's Project, SUNY Buffalo State University, Buffalo NY.
ADA Title II Compliant
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