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Section: 7 Mixtures (MX) Page: 147

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Details

IRUG filename:
IMX00147
Data type:
Infrared
IRUG material class:
Mixtures (MX)
Sample type:
Reference material
Common name(s):
Aquatec Cobalt Blue
Trade name(s):
Bocour Aqua-tec Cobalt Blue
Sample source 1:
Bocour Artists Colors Inc.
Source location 1:
Garnerville, NY, US
Sample identifier 1:
Bocour Aqua-tec Cobalt Blue
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 01771, Group 04641
Color:
Blue, medium, opaque
Age:
1971-1982, manufactured
Other:
Components: p(EA:MMA), metal oxides, CoO.Al2O3, BaSO4. Elements: Ba, Co, Zn, Pb, Al, S, Ca, Cr, Fe.
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)