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The '''Conservation and Art Materials Encyclopedia Online (CAMEO)''' is a database that compiles, defines, and disseminates technical information on the distinct collection of terms, materials, and techniques used in the fields of art conservation and historic preservation. First developed as a materials database in 1997 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston it has expanded with the cooperation of multiple institutions to include several reference collections. Learn more [[about CAMEO|ABOUT CAMEO]].
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The '''Conservation and Art Materials Encyclopedia Online (CAMEO)''' is a database that compiles, defines, and disseminates technical information on the distinct collection of terms, materials, and techniques used in the fields of art conservation and historic preservation. First developed as a materials database in 1997 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston it has expanded with the cooperation of different institutions to include several reference collections. Learn more about [[About CAMEO|CAMEO]].
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To use CAMEO, select any of the databases on the left or below, or simply search by entering text into the search box at the top right.
  
To use CAMEO, select any of the databases on the left or simply search by entering text into the search box at the top right.
 
  
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;[[:Category:Materials database|<big>Materials Database</big>]]: A searchable database of chemical, physical, visual, and analytical information on historic and contemporary materials used in the production and conservation of artistic, architectural, archaeological, and anthropological materials.<br><br>[[:Category:Materials database|Search Database]]
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:*[[:Category:Materials database|Materials Database]]: chemical, physical, visual, and analytical information on historic and contemporary materials used in the production and conservation of artistic, architectural, archaeological, and anthropological materials.
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====Reference Collections====
  
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:*[[Fiber Reference Image Library]]: A database of images of textile fibers acquired through the use of multiple microscopic techniques, created with support from the National Center for Preservation Training and Technology (NCPTT).
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<td width=45% valign="top">[[File:MarvelSeallogo.jpg|150px|left|]]
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;[[:Category:MWG|Fact Sheets on Exhibit & Storage Materials]]: Information on materials used for the exhibition, storage and transport of cultural heritage objects created by the [http://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Materials_Working_Group Materials Working Group] under the [https://www.culturalheritage.org/ American Institute for Conservation.]<br>[[:Category:MWG|View Database]]</td>
  
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<td width=45% valign="top">[[File:7fcf67d226714e0beab486b64b2e6a4c.jpg|150px|left|link=Fiber Reference Image Library]]
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;[[Fiber Reference Image Library|Fiber Reference Image Library]]: A database for the identification of fibers using multiple microscopic techniques.  The reference collection of plants and fibers characterized in this database reside at the Library of Congress Preservation Science Center for the Library's Analytical Scientific Samples ([https://www.loc.gov/preservation/scientists/projects/class.html CLASS]). [[Fiber Reference Image Library|View Library]]</td> 
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<td width=45% valign="top">[[File:MFA_44.750_top.jpg|150px|left|link=:Category:Dye Analysis]]
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;[[:Category:Dye Analysis|Dye Analysis]]: A database of reference dye materials and samples from cultural artifacts analyzed using liquid chromatography, coupled with diode array and mass spectrometer detectors (LC/DAD/MS). <br>[[:Category:Dye Analysis|View Database]]</td>
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<td>[[File:Asiantextile top.jpg|150px|left|link=:Category:Asian Textile Database]]
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;[[:Category:Asian Textile Database|Asian Textile Database]]: A database of textiles used for mounting East Asian paintings with images and data on fabric type, pattern, weave structure, color, etc. created with [https://asia.si.edu/ The Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art].  [[:Category:Asian Textile Database|View Database]]</td>
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<td width=45% valign="top">[[File:Uemura top.jpg|150px|left|link=:Category:Uemura dye archive]]
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;[[:Category:Uemura dye archive|Uemura Dye Archive]]: A collection of 744 dyed fabrics prepared in the early 20th century by Uemura Rokuro, a scholar of traditional dyeing techniques in Japan. This collection is housed in the MFA Scientific Research Department.<br>[[:Category:Uemura dye archive|View Archive]]</td>
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<td width=45% valign="top">[[File:Straus wall of pigments.jpg|150px|left|link=Forbes Pigment Database]]
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;[[Forbes Pigment Database|Forbes Pigment Database]]: An inventory and analysis of Forbes pigment samples currently dispersed in various museums around the world. The core collection, the [https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/article/pigment-collection-colors-all-aspects-of-the-museums Forbes Pigment Collection] is housed at the [https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/ Harvard Art Museums.]<br>[[Forbes Pigment Database|View Database]]</td>
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:*[[:Category:Uemura dye archive|Uemura Dye Archive]]: A collection of 744 dyed fabrics prepared in the early 20th century by Uemura Rokuro, a scholar of traditional dyeing techniques in Japan.
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=NEWS & UPDATES=
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<div style="background-color: #f5f5f5; border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 5px">'''NEW DATABASE'''
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:*[[:Category:Asian Textile Database|Asian Textile Database]]: Textiles used in East Asian painting in collaboration with the [https://asia.si.edu/ Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art]
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[https://asia.si.edu/ The Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art], in cooperation with the MFA has created the [[:Category:Asian Textile Database|Asian Textile Database]], an open-access resource to facilitate the international study and appreciation of Asian textiles. This project began in 2005 as a digital inventory of textiles used to mount East Asian scrolls. While working with textile scholars, conservators realized the impact this growing resource of technical data could have on research in the field. Because historic Asian textiles are inherently fragile and scattered in collections across the globe, access is often restricted, making comparative analysis difficult. Research is siloed because there is no repository of data that is generally available and consistently updated. The Asian Textile Database is a Wikimedia database that provides a centralized data source and invites researchers, conservators, and conservation scientists to share information about collections and cooperate in building this international research tool.
  
:*[[Ukiyo-e Print Colorant Database]]:
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Explore the [[:Category:Asian Textile Database|Asian Textile Database]]
  
 
 
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<div style="background-color: #f5f5f5; border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 5px">'''NEW DATABASES'''
 
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CAMEO is currently creating two new databasese, the Asian Textile Database in collaboration with the [https://asia.si.edu/ Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art] and  Ukiyo-e Colorant Database. Stayed tuned to this page!
 
 
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<div style="background-color: #f5f5f5; border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 5px">'''UPDATING SPECTRA'''
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<div style="background-color: #f5f5f5; border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 5px">'''NEW LOOK!'''
 
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A concerted effort is currently underway to evaluate and upgrade the analytical spectra that are presented in CAMEO. This primarily includes examining current Infrared and Raman spectra to ensure their accuracy as well as to provide images with wavelength markers for the major peaks. The major work on MFA contributions is being done by Dr. Erin Mysak. Concurrently, Dr. Abed Haddad, the David Booth Fellow in Conservation Science from the Museum of Modern Art in New York City is examining and contributing to the Raman reference set.
 
 
 
See for example the Brochantite slider gallery shown on this page.  For this particular sample, the Forbes pigment jar was labeled ‘Malachite Green’, but all analysis techniques confirmed its identity to be brochantite.  One of our efforts has been directed toward correctly identifying the pigments in the Forbes reference set.
 
 
 
'''Funded by: Sotheby’s [https://www.sothebys.com/en/departments/scientific-research Scientific Research Department]'''
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
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The CAMEO homepage now has a new logo and look!
  
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We would like to thank [https://naauao.com/ Scott Na'auao] of [https://www.welcomestranger.co/ Welcome Stranger] for his generosity in designing the new logo. Thank you!
  
  
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The Materials Selection and Specification Working Group (MWG) at the American Institute for Conservation (AIC) is leading an effort to provide a resource bank of information that will help develop best practices in selection of materials used in the preservation, transport, and display of cultural heritage.  CAMEO has been designated as the platform for the consolidated information on materials with new sets of information added under the headers: Applications, Personal Risks, Collection Risks, Environmental Risks, Working Properties, and Forms/Sizes.  The ‘Additional Information’ field will contain links to the Oddy Test results residing in the [http://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Materials_Testing AIC Wiki].  The ‘Environmental Risks’ section will be populated with information developed as part of the recently funded NEH grant for Life Cycle Assessment of materials and treatments used in cultural conservation.  CAMEO will also provide links to the Life Cycle Assessment tool that will enable the comparison of carbon footprints for over 3000 materials.
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The [http://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Materials_Working_Group Materials Selection and Specification Working Group (MWG)] at the [https://www.culturalheritage.org/ American Institute for Conservation (AIC)] is leading an effort to provide a resource bank of information that will help develop best practices in selection of materials used in the preservation, transport, and display of cultural heritage.  CAMEO has been designated as the platform for the consolidated information on materials with new sets of information added under the headers: Applications, Personal Risks, Collection Risks, Environmental Risks, Working Properties, and Forms/Sizes.  The ‘Additional Information’ field will contain links to the Oddy Test results residing in the [http://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Materials_Testing AIC Wiki].  The ‘Environmental Risks’ section will be populated with information developed as part of the recently funded NEH grant for Life Cycle Assessment of materials and treatments used in cultural conservation.  CAMEO will also provide links to the Life Cycle Assessment tool that will enable the comparison of carbon footprints for over 3000 materials.<br>View:  [[:Category:MWG|Materials Working Group Database]]
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Latest revision as of 09:20, 15 May 2023

Conservation & Art Materials Encyclopedia Online

The Conservation and Art Materials Encyclopedia Online (CAMEO) is a database that compiles, defines, and disseminates technical information on the distinct collection of terms, materials, and techniques used in the fields of art conservation and historic preservation. First developed as a materials database in 1997 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston it has expanded with the cooperation of multiple institutions to include several reference collections. Learn more ABOUT CAMEO.

To use CAMEO, select any of the databases on the left or below, or simply search by entering text into the search box at the top right.


Malachite Zairekes.jpg
Materials Database
A searchable database of chemical, physical, visual, and analytical information on historic and contemporary materials used in the production and conservation of artistic, architectural, archaeological, and anthropological materials.

Search Database

Reference Collections

MarvelSeallogo.jpg
Fact Sheets on Exhibit & Storage Materials
Information on materials used for the exhibition, storage and transport of cultural heritage objects created by the Materials Working Group under the American Institute for Conservation.
View Database
7fcf67d226714e0beab486b64b2e6a4c.jpg
Fiber Reference Image Library
A database for the identification of fibers using multiple microscopic techniques. The reference collection of plants and fibers characterized in this database reside at the Library of Congress Preservation Science Center for the Library's Analytical Scientific Samples (CLASS). View Library
MFA 44.750 top.jpg
Dye Analysis
A database of reference dye materials and samples from cultural artifacts analyzed using liquid chromatography, coupled with diode array and mass spectrometer detectors (LC/DAD/MS).
View Database
Asiantextile top.jpg
Asian Textile Database
A database of textiles used for mounting East Asian paintings with images and data on fabric type, pattern, weave structure, color, etc. created with The Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art. View Database
Uemura top.jpg
Uemura Dye Archive
A collection of 744 dyed fabrics prepared in the early 20th century by Uemura Rokuro, a scholar of traditional dyeing techniques in Japan. This collection is housed in the MFA Scientific Research Department.
View Archive
Straus wall of pigments.jpg
Forbes Pigment Database
An inventory and analysis of Forbes pigment samples currently dispersed in various museums around the world. The core collection, the Forbes Pigment Collection is housed at the Harvard Art Museums.
View Database

NEWS & UPDATES

NEW DATABASE

July, 2020

FS NMMA Shirtag BF 150x150.jpg

The Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, in cooperation with the MFA has created the Asian Textile Database, an open-access resource to facilitate the international study and appreciation of Asian textiles. This project began in 2005 as a digital inventory of textiles used to mount East Asian scrolls. While working with textile scholars, conservators realized the impact this growing resource of technical data could have on research in the field. Because historic Asian textiles are inherently fragile and scattered in collections across the globe, access is often restricted, making comparative analysis difficult. Research is siloed because there is no repository of data that is generally available and consistently updated. The Asian Textile Database is a Wikimedia database that provides a centralized data source and invites researchers, conservators, and conservation scientists to share information about collections and cooperate in building this international research tool.

Explore the Asian Textile Database


NEW LOOK!

July, 2020

Cameologo.png

The CAMEO homepage now has a new logo and look!

We would like to thank Scott Na'auao of Welcome Stranger for his generosity in designing the new logo. Thank you!




AIC MATERIALS WORKING GROUP

June, 2020

AIC Wiki

The Materials Selection and Specification Working Group (MWG) at the American Institute for Conservation (AIC) is leading an effort to provide a resource bank of information that will help develop best practices in selection of materials used in the preservation, transport, and display of cultural heritage. CAMEO has been designated as the platform for the consolidated information on materials with new sets of information added under the headers: Applications, Personal Risks, Collection Risks, Environmental Risks, Working Properties, and Forms/Sizes. The ‘Additional Information’ field will contain links to the Oddy Test results residing in the AIC Wiki. The ‘Environmental Risks’ section will be populated with information developed as part of the recently funded NEH grant for Life Cycle Assessment of materials and treatments used in cultural conservation. CAMEO will also provide links to the Life Cycle Assessment tool that will enable the comparison of carbon footprints for over 3000 materials.
View: Materials Working Group Database


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