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Ceramic seated female figure from Nayarit, Mexico (1996.430) being positioned for X-ray diffraction analysis of surface accretions in situ.
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Scanning electron photomicrograph of granulation on an Egyptian gold jewelry element dated to the Ptolemaic Period (23.2.46).
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Objects conservator Kendra Roth examining a bronze-clad iron and wooden wheel from the Museum's Etruscan chariot (03.23.1).
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The Sherman Fairchild Center for Objects Conservation provides for the preservation and technological study of ten curatorial collections in the Metropolitan Museum. The activities of the Center encompass the conservation of archaeological objects, sculpture, furniture, ceramics, and glass, as well as investigative research related to mechanisms of deterioration, preservation treatments, and historical technology. More than thirty professional conservators, scientists, and installers conduct their work in modern facilities located in the Henry R. Kravis Wing. These laboratories are equipped for a variety of analytical and investigative methods, including electron microscopy, X-ray spectrometry, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, ultraviolet-fluorescence microscopy, metallography, and radiography. Areas of research that are of special long-term interest to the Center's staff include the development and testing of methods for the treatment of deteriorated stone sculpture, the development of safe and effective methods for the monitoring and control of biodeterioration, and the evolution of metalworking technologies throughout the world.
Staff members also serve as adjunct faculty at the nearby Conservation Center of New York University, and the Fairchild Center is the site of seminars and internships for students from this and other graduate programs. Postgraduate fellowships are awarded annually to conservators and other researchers from institutions in the United States and abroad.
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