Icom-CC 6th Enamel Experts’ Meeting On Enamel On Metal Conservation

ICOM-CC 6TH ENAMEL EXPERTS’ MEETING ON ENAMEL ON METAL CONSERVATION

National Museum in Warsaw

Please find further information and the registration form here.

19th, 20th May 2016

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME

Thursday, 19th May

National Museum in Warsaw, Conference Room

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9h30-10h00

Registration

10h00-10h20

Introductory statements

• Director of NMW PhD Agnieszka Morawińska
• Head of Conservation of NMW Dorota Ignatowicz–Woźniakowska
• Local Organiser Anna Mistewicz
• Assistant to ENAMEL Network Leader Cátia Viegas Wesołowska
• ENAMEL Network Leader, Agnès Gall-Ortlik

History and Technology

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10h20-10h45 (+10 min. questions)

• Hložek, Martin / Methodical Centre of Conservation - Technical Museum in Brno, Czech Republic

Enamel paint techniques in archaeology and their identification using XRF, micro-XRF and SEM-EDX

10h55-11h15 (+10 min. questions)

• Gallego Lorenzo, Josefa / Art historian, Universidad de León, Spain

The st.Valerie and st. Stephen Limoges enamelled reliquary caskets in Ourense Cathedral

11h25-11h50

Coffee break

11h50-12h10 (+10 min. questions)

• Helfenstein, Eva / Freelance conservator, Switzerland

Translucent enamels on silver with inlaid metal foils: study of a group of objects from the 15th century Venice

12h20-12h40 (+10 min. questions)

• Machado, Ana Paula / Curator, Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis, Portugal

Enamels on silver in Portugal in the 16th century

12h50-13h10 (+10 min. questions)

• Cagnini, Andrea / Scientist, Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Italy
• Yanagishita, Mari / Freelance conservator

False enamels on metal: cold enamel resins. Techniques and conservation treatment

13h20-14h30

Lunch

14h30-15h00 (+10 min. questions)

• Barbe, Françoise / Curator, Musée du Louvre, France
• Beillard, Béatrice, Gall-Ortlik, Agnès / Freelance conservators, France

The Sainte Chapelle's painted enamel altarpiece: the restoration of a masterpiece by Léonard Limosin, 1553

15h10-15h30 (+10 min. questions)

• Biron, Isabelle / Scientist, C2RMF, France

Enamels on metal from the 9th to 19th centuries. History, technique and materials: a brief presentation

15h40-16h00 (+10 min. questions)

Poster presentations

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• Béziers, Camille / Freelance conservator, France

Technical study and conservation of an unusual Chinese cloisonné enamel from the Metropolitan Museum of Art

• Popkowska, Joanna / Curator, National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Chinese cloisonné enamels from the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Collection;

• Sulikowska, Aleksandra / Curator, National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

The oldest Orthodox Church crosses and icons NMW and their functions;

• Viegas Wesołowska, Cátia / Freelance conservator, Poland
• Mistewicz, Anna / Conservator, National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Later alterations and restorations to Limoges enamels from the National Museum in Warsaw

16h00-18h00

Group visits:

Conservation Department/ European enamel collection/ Asian Study Collection

19h00

Reception dinner (25€ per person) - Dinner at Kamanda Lwowska Restaurant

Friday, 20th May

National Museum in Warsaw, Conference Room

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9h30-9h50 (+10 min. questions)

• Kurovets, Olga / Art historian, Ukraine

The 19th century imitations of Limoges enamels in the collection of the Bohdan and Varvara Khanenko National Museum of Arts

10h00-10h20 (+10 min. questions)

• Poorzargham, Mandana / Conservator, Treasury of National Jewels, Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Study and conservation of enamel ornaments of Sun Throne (Takht-e-Khorshid)

10h30-10h50 (+10 min. questions)

• Maleszko, Anna K. / Curator of Japanese Art National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

History of the Collection of Japanese Cloisonné Enamels in the National Museum in Warsaw

11h00-11h20

Coffee break

Conservation and Case Studies

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11h20-11h45 (+10 min. questions)

• Flores Madrona, Maria Llanos / Freelance conservator, Spain

Conservation and restoration of the reliquary of Verónica and its 96 enamels (14th century), in the Cathedral of Valencia

11h55-12h15 (+10 min. questions)

• Gamarra, Chiara / Conservator, Rijksmuseum, The Netherlands

Study of deterioration of early Limoges painted enamels and their preservation treatments

12h30-13h45

Lunch

13h50-14h10 (+10 min. questions)

• Ling, Denise / Conservator, The British Museum, England

Technical investigation of Limoges enamels for the Waddesdon Bequest

14h20-14h40 (+10 min. questions)

• Podgórski, Andrzej / Scientist, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland

Conservation of damaged enamel layers. Methodology and application of modern materials

14h50-15h00

Closing Remarks

15h00-15h30

Members Meeting

16h00

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