I have been examining a group of bronze statuettes attributed to a
sculptor working during the second half of the sixteenth-century in
Italy and in the North. It is not know whether they were all cast
during his lifetime. The radiographs reveal that some of the
statuettes were repaired with threaded plugs; some of these are quite
small with fine threads. I would be grateful for any information
regarding the development of screw-cutting (e.g., in the production
of clocks, scientific instruments, armour...) in the hope that it
might help to date some of these pieces.
Best,
Francesca Bewer
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Francesca G. Bewer
Associate Curator for Research
Straus Center for Conservation
Harvard University Art Museums
32 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
tel.: (617) 495 1643
fax: (617) 495 0322
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