Abstract
The history and iconography of Swiss stained glass dating between the 16th and 18th centuries are well studied. However, the chemical and morphological characteristics of the glass and glass paints, particularly the nature of the raw materials, the provenance of the glass, and the technology used to produce it are less well understood. In this paper, we studied two sets of samples from stained-glass panels attributed to Switzerland, which date from the 16th to 17th centuries: the first set comes from Pena National Palace collection, the second from Vitrocentre Romont. The aims were to identify the materials used in the production of the glass, to find out more about their production origin and to characterize the glass paints. Both glass and the glass paints were analysed by particle-induced X-ray emission; the paints were additionally analysed by scanning electron microscopy-electron-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS). The results show that the glass from both sets was probably produced in the same region and that wood ash was used as a fluxing agent. Different recipes have been used to make the blue enamels. However, the cobalt ore used as a coloring agent in all of the blue enamels came from the mining district in Schneeberg, Germany.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 878-890 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Microscopy and Microanalysis |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2017 |
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Keywords
- Portugal
- SEM-EDS
- stained glass
- Switzerland
- μ-PIXE
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Swiss Stained-Glass Panels : An Analytical Study. / Machado, Andreia; Wolf, Sophie; Alves, Luis C.; Katona-Serneels, Ildiko; Serneels, Vincent; Trümpler, Stefan; Vilarigues, Márcia.
In: Microscopy and Microanalysis, Vol. 23, No. 4, 01.08.2017, p. 878-890.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Swiss Stained-Glass Panels
T2 - An Analytical Study
AU - Machado, Andreia
AU - Wolf, Sophie
AU - Alves, Luis C.
AU - Katona-Serneels, Ildiko
AU - Serneels, Vincent
AU - Trümpler, Stefan
AU - Vilarigues, Márcia
N1 - Sem pdf. Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia (FCT) - (grant no. SFRH/BD/78882/2011, project numbers PTDC/EPH-PAT/3579/2012, UID/EAT/00729/2013, and UID/Multi/04349/2013)
PY - 2017/8/1
Y1 - 2017/8/1
N2 - The history and iconography of Swiss stained glass dating between the 16th and 18th centuries are well studied. However, the chemical and morphological characteristics of the glass and glass paints, particularly the nature of the raw materials, the provenance of the glass, and the technology used to produce it are less well understood. In this paper, we studied two sets of samples from stained-glass panels attributed to Switzerland, which date from the 16th to 17th centuries: the first set comes from Pena National Palace collection, the second from Vitrocentre Romont. The aims were to identify the materials used in the production of the glass, to find out more about their production origin and to characterize the glass paints. Both glass and the glass paints were analysed by particle-induced X-ray emission; the paints were additionally analysed by scanning electron microscopy-electron-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS). The results show that the glass from both sets was probably produced in the same region and that wood ash was used as a fluxing agent. Different recipes have been used to make the blue enamels. However, the cobalt ore used as a coloring agent in all of the blue enamels came from the mining district in Schneeberg, Germany.
AB - The history and iconography of Swiss stained glass dating between the 16th and 18th centuries are well studied. However, the chemical and morphological characteristics of the glass and glass paints, particularly the nature of the raw materials, the provenance of the glass, and the technology used to produce it are less well understood. In this paper, we studied two sets of samples from stained-glass panels attributed to Switzerland, which date from the 16th to 17th centuries: the first set comes from Pena National Palace collection, the second from Vitrocentre Romont. The aims were to identify the materials used in the production of the glass, to find out more about their production origin and to characterize the glass paints. Both glass and the glass paints were analysed by particle-induced X-ray emission; the paints were additionally analysed by scanning electron microscopy-electron-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS). The results show that the glass from both sets was probably produced in the same region and that wood ash was used as a fluxing agent. Different recipes have been used to make the blue enamels. However, the cobalt ore used as a coloring agent in all of the blue enamels came from the mining district in Schneeberg, Germany.
KW - Portugal
KW - SEM-EDS
KW - stained glass
KW - Switzerland
KW - μ-PIXE
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U2 - 10.1017/S1431927617000629
DO - 10.1017/S1431927617000629
M3 - Review article
VL - 23
SP - 878
EP - 890
JO - Microscopy and Microanalysis
JF - Microscopy and Microanalysis
SN - 1431-9276
IS - 4
ER -