Straus.8945: X-radiograph(s) of "Tall Ewer with Angular Neck and Short Spout"
Photographs
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- Straus.8945
- Title
- X-radiograph(s) of "Tall Ewer with Angular Neck and Short Spout"
- Classification
- Photographs
- Work Type
- x-radiograph, photograph
- Date
- March 24, 2016
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/357552
Physical Descriptions
- Dimensions
- plate size: 35.6 × 43.2 cm (14 × 17 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, Alan Burroughs Collection of X-Radiographs
- Object Number
- Straus.8945
- Contact
- am_straus@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
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X-radiograph Operators present: Elizabeth LaDuc
Duration of radiography session: approx. 1.5 hours
Material Description: unglazed ceramic
Sample for TL? no
Radiation source- Comet tube
Exposure settings-
90 kV 10 mA 240 seconds 190 cm focal distance (front view)
90 kV 10 mA 240 seconds 190 cm focal distance (side view)
Total number of exposures: 3
Filtration used: aluminum
Screens used: 0.010 lead behind plate
Set up/sequencing notes: object upright, with plate taped to wall
Scanning notes: laser power high, 16-bit linear, PMT 10
Image manipulation notes: dcm files exported with edge filter "Gamma 1", then levels and sharpness adjusted, saved as .tiff
Other notes: none
Subjects and Contexts
- Alan Burroughs Collection of X-Radiographs
