Symposium on Chinese export lacquer

Chinese Export Lacquer Conservation
Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library
Winterthur, DE
October 29, 2015

Jointly sponsored by the Winterthur Museum and FAIC
Funded by IMLS

This symposium is designed to explore the history, fabrication,
preservation, analysis and conservation treatment of Chinese export
lacquer.  Registration at

    <URL:http://www.conservation-us.org/education/education/current-courses/exotic-surfaces-chinese-export-lacquer-symposium-and-workshop#.Vfb8LU1RF0g>

Schedule and speakers

    8:30 - 9:00         Registration - Galleries Reception

    9:00 - 9:15         Welcome

    9:15 - 10:00        Karina Corrigan
                        Chinese Export Lacquer: Makers, Retailers,
                        and Consumers

    10:00 - 10:30       Blythe McCarthy, Daisy Yiyou Wang and
                        Molly McGath

                        Recent Scientific Research on 14th - 17th
                        Century Chinese Lacquers and its Relevance
                        to A Treatise of Lacquer Art (Xiushi lu)

    10:30 - 10:50       Break

    10:50 - 11:20       Michael R. Schilling, Arlen Heginbotham and
                        Herant Khanjian
                        A RAdICAL ESCAPE: Improving organic
                        materials identification using an expert
                        system

    11:20 - 11:50       Maria Joao Petisca
                        Winterthur Museum Chinese export lacquer
                        project: Development and conservation
                        treatments

    11:50 - 12:20       Catherine Matsen
                        Summary of analytical results of specific
                        Winterthur Museum, Peabody Essex Museum and
                        Philadelphia Museum of Art Chinese export
                        lacquer pieces

    12:20 - 12:40       Questions

    12:40 - 2:00        Lunch - Visitor Center

    2:00 - 3:10         Furniture Study with Karina Corrigan, Maria
                        Joao Petisca, and Mark Anderson

                        Exhibit Tour with Josh Lane and Stephanie
                        Auffret

                        2 groups with 30 minutes in each venue

                            Group A:    Exhibit Tour (Galleries),
                                        Furniture Study (Room 410)

                            Group B:    Furniture Study (Room 410),
                                        Exhibit Tour (Galleries)

    3:10 - 3:40         Silvia Miklin-Kneifacz
                        Chinese Lacquer on the Wall: Deterioration
                        and Treatment Options

    3:40 - 4:00         Break

    4:00 - 4:30         Marianne Webb
                        The reproduction of Chinese export lacquer
                        samples for research

    4:30 - 5:00         Questions and closing

    5:30 - 6:30         Gathering and Refreshments - Galleries
                        Reception

Lois Olcott Price
Charles F. Hummel Director of Conservation
Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library
5105 Kennett Pike
Winterthur DE 19735
302-888-4633
Fax: 302-888-4838


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