Universidade Católica Portuguesa Sample Collection
Type Collection
Date of creation of the archive
- 2005
Date of closure of the archive
- N/A
Creator(s) of the archive
- Ana Calvo
Summary Description
- The Universidade Católica Portuguesa Sample Collection comprises a large amount of diverse samples including paintings and sculptures cross sections and fragments of wood, ceramics, stone, mortars, tiles, canvas fibres, textiles and paper. Parallelly we also have a large collection of painting and sculpture radiographs and wood samples.
Extent
- Type and number of units
- 1 200
Object type
- Book
Furniture
Mural painting
Painting
Photograph
Radiography plate
Samples
Sculpture
Material type
- Building related material
Ceramic, glass, enamel
Metal
Organic synthethic material
Paper
Photographic paper
Pigment
Stone
Stucco
Textile, fabric, dyes
Wood
Geographic Distribution
- Portugal, Brazil, Mozambique
Statement of Significance
- The samples were collected by technicians from the UCP’s Centre of Conservation and Restoration, master and doctorate students, and researchers from the Research Centre for the Science and Technology of the Arts since the early 2000’s. The archive is kept on a dedicated cabinet without a digitised catalogue, only professors and technicians have access to it. The importance of the archive is connected to its historic, scientific, educational and documental value.
Accessibility
- Yes - upon request
Access requirements
- The collection can be accessed by contacting the person in charge.
Type of users
- Researchers engaged in cultural heritage research
Keywords
- Archives
Conservation
Documentation
History of technology
Industrial archaeology
Library
Preventive conservation
Restoration
Treatment