Straus.8982: X-radiograph(s) of "Circular Basin with Drum-Nail Decor and Three Cloud-Scroll Feet"
Photographs
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- Straus.8982
- Title
- X-radiograph(s) of "Circular Basin with Drum-Nail Decor and Three Cloud-Scroll Feet"
- Classification
- Photographs
- Work Type
- photograph, x-radiograph
- Date
- March 24, 2017
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/358048
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.8982
- Contact
- am_straus@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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X-radiograph Operator: Susan Costello and Lucy Cooper
Duration of session: 30 min
Total number of exposures: 4
Material Description: ceramic
Radiation source: Comet tube
Exposure settings:
Bottom 50 kV 5 mA 180 seconds 75" focal distance
Side 50 kV 5 mA 180 seconds 75" focal distance
Other side 50 kV 5 mA 180 seconds 75" focal distance
Top 50 kV 5 mA 180 seconds 75" focal distance
Filtration used: none
Screens used: lead under plate
Scanning notes: laser power high, 12-bit logarithmic data scale, PMT 10, 50 micron scan resolution
Image manipulation notes: Industrex edge 6 filter, Photoshop manipulation to tiff files
Subjects and Contexts
- Alan Burroughs Collection of X-Radiographs
