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Section: 7 Mixtures (MX) Page: 148

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Details

IRUG filename:
IMX00148
Data type:
Infrared
IRUG material class:
Mixtures (MX)
Sample type:
Art object / artifact
Common name(s):
Aquatec Raw Umber
Trade name(s):
Bocour Aqua-tec Raw Umber
Sample source 1:
Bocour Artists Colors Inc.
Source location 1:
NY, 19, US
Sample identifier 1:
Bocour Aqua-tec Raw Umber
Sample source 2:
National Gallery of Art, Art Materials Research and Study Center (AMRSC)
Source location 2:
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC, US
Sample identifier 2:
Item 04630, Group 04635
Color:
Brown, medium, opaque
Age:
1943-1963, manufactured
Other:
Components: raw umber p(EA:MMA), metal oxides, silicates. Elements: Ca, Mn, Fe, Pb, Al, Si, P, Ti, Cr, Cu, Zn, Sr.
Application:
ATR (attenuated total reflection)
Mode:
Tran
Literature Reference:
Corina E. Rogge & Bradford A. Epley (2017) Behind the Bocour Label: Identification of Pigments and Binders in Historic Bocour Oil and Acrylic Paints, JAIC, 56:1, 15-42.
Originating institution name:
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Originating institution acronym:
MFAH
Other analytical methods:
Raman spectroscopy, XRF (x-ray fluorescence)