English Heritage CDA In Conservation Of Late 19th And 20th Century Artillery Pieces.

英国遗产 CDA 对 19 世纪末和 20 世纪火炮的保护。

• 批准号: 2330693
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2330693
• 关键词: English; Heritage; CDA; Conservation; Late

BackgroundEnglish Heritage (EH) cares for over 400 cannons, carriages and guns from many eras, across 29 historic sites including Dover Castle, Pendennis, and Tilbury Fort. Their function means artillery are often situated in exposed sites that include coastal peninsulas and ports, subjecting them to a range of environmental conditions that include exposure to airborne salts and pollution, which accelerates corrosion and increases the need for remedial conservation.The complexity of more modern artillery designs involves a wider range of materials and components that act as water traps, which increases their vulnerability to corrosion. Developing evidence based long term collections care strategies is imperative to protect these heritage assets and to prioritise their conservation.Project aims and methodsThe key research question is:What is the most effective management strategy for modern artillery in the English Heritage collection?To answer this, the project will ask:What is the historical context in which artillery is found across the EH estate?Which artillery pieces display the greatest corrosion and how does this relate to factors specific to outdoor display environments?What is the relative effectiveness of coatings to protect artillery from corrosion?Historical studyEstablishing historic context and site specificity of late 19th and 20th Century artillery within the EH collection will connect locations and collections to provide a unique perspective on England's history. EH has already been conducting work on the history and significance of each gun and their site specificity which will inform prioritisation of treatment. The student will examine this to develop an understanding of relationships between location and historic use of specific artillery, allowing them to correlate condition and site.Condition and corrosionScientific investigation of the artillery pieces will assess the composition and condition of components, identifying those parts that show the greatest signs of corrosion and linking these to the initial research into provenance. Literature review and in-situ analysis using portable spectroscopy will determine alloy composition, which will be related to artillery production and corrosion processes occurring.Effectiveness of coatingsThe project will then focus on understanding the effectiveness of conservation treatments for artillery within their appropriate contexts, concentrating on assessing performance of current coating systems and investigating novel alternatives such as fluoropolymers. The duration of this project offers the opportunity to couple artificial ageing with real-time degradation studies onsite.

背景英国遗产 (EH) 保护着来自多个时代的 400 多门大炮、马车和枪支，遍布 29 个历史遗址，包括多佛城堡、彭丹尼斯和蒂尔伯里堡。它们的功能意味着火炮通常位于包括沿海半岛和港口在内的暴露地点，使其承受一系列环境条件，包括暴露于空气中的盐和污染，这加速了腐蚀并增加了补救性保护的需要。更现代的火炮设计的复杂性涉及更广泛的材料和部件，这些材料和部件充当集水器，这增加了它们的腐蚀脆弱性。为了保护这些遗产资产并优先考虑其保护，制定基于证据的长期藏品护理策略势在必行。项目目标和方法关键研究问题是：英国遗产收藏中现代火炮最有效的管理策略是什么？为了回答这个问题，该项目将询问：在 EH 庄园中发现火炮的历史背景是什么？哪些火炮表现出最大的腐蚀，这与户外展示的特定因素有何关系 环境？涂层在保护火炮免受腐蚀方面的相对有效性如何？历史研究在 EH 收藏中建立 19 世纪末和 20 世纪火炮的历史背景和地点特殊性，将连接地点和收藏，为英国历史提供独特的视角。 EH 已经开始研究每把枪的历史和意义及其部位的特殊性，这将有助于确定治疗的优先顺序。学生将对此进行检查，以了解特定火炮的位置和历史用途之间的关系，使它们能够将状况和地点联系起来。状况和腐蚀对火炮的科学研究将评估组件的成分和状况，识别那些显示出最大腐蚀迹象的部件，并将其与来源的初步研究联系起来。使用便携式光谱仪进行文献综述和现场分析将确定合金成分，这将与火炮生产和发生的腐蚀过程相关。涂层的有效性该项目将重点了解在适当情况下对火炮进行保护处理的有效性，重点评估当前涂层系统的性能并研究含氟聚合物等新型替代品。该项目的持续时间提供了将人工老化与现场实时降解研究结合起来的机会。