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REVELATIONS OF CRAFTMANSHIP (last edited: 2021)

Ann-Marie Carey
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This research highlights how the application of craft-practice philosophy and material intelligence provides new perspectives within interdisciplinary settings. This approach can reveal previously hidden or lost information about the construction of heritage objects. First developed to reconstruct the ‘Pearl Dropper’, part of the Cheapside Hoard project, it was further tested as part of a rigorous, interdisciplinary research project investigating the material and making knowledge required by the printer, John Baskerville (1707-75) to produce his typographic punches, which are the only remaining material evidence of his skills. This project and its preliminary results, was presented in the peer-reviewed journal article ‘The Baskerville Punches: Revelations of Craftsmanship’, Midlands History, (Taylor and Francis, 2020) and in a short film ‘The lasting legacy of Birmingham’s Famous Printer’. The researcher’s innovative use of craft knowledge and making skills underpins the investigation of objects. Identifying the significance of previously overlooked witness marks of manufacture and deciphering subtle changes in material behaviour has enabled the hidden craftsmanship of objects to be revealed. This methodology calls upon traditional and digital forms of craftsmanship to reverse engineer objects and provide a step-by-step understanding of the decision making and sequencing of fabrication stages. Allowing for an objects reconstruction as it was found and if damaged augmented to present the object as intended when it first left the workshop. The application of craft research has influenced other academic research into how heritage objects were made; and is impacting how the heritage sector interprets, displays and engages the public with objects in its collections. The reconstruction allows objects to be handled by the public in museum settings; this is reflected in work with the Cheapside Hoard ‘Pearl Dropper.’ More recently the methodology has given insights into the material behaviour of a rare 24ct gold containing a micro alloy of titanium.
typeresearch exposition
date10/02/2021
last modified10/03/2021
statusin progress
share statuspublic
copyrightAnn-Marie Carey
licenseAll rights reserved
urlhttps://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/1155967/1166711


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1161173 Culture of the book Baskerville Punches Pescara pres 1 All rights reserved
1161183 Cultures of the book brochure 1 All rights reserved
1164299 Baskerville Punches Midlands History Journal Paper public domain Public domain
1164300 Baskerville Punches Midlands History Journal Paper public domain Public domain
1164304 Baskerville Punches Midlands History Journal Cover public domain Public domain
1165580 Slide 1 Baskerville punches background Alex Parre Public domain
1165589 Slide 2 image left lower case g punch face Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1165591 Slide 2 image right various sizes Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1165597 Slide 3 image left side view Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1165601 Slide 3 image right side detail Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1165604 Slide 4 image left selective material removal Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1165605 Slide 4 image right detail of shoulder Ann-Marei Carey All rights reserved
1165606 Slide 5 image left tool marks on shoulders Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1165607 Slide 5 image right fracture on shoulder near face Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1165609 Slide 6 image left laser scanning equipment Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1165612 Slide 6 image right punch mounted in jig Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1165618 Slide 6 image right punch mounted in jig Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1165622 Slide 7 image left laser scanning in action Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1165625 Slide 7 media right laser scanning of punch Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1165629 Slide 8 image left CAD render Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1165633 Slide 8 image right RTI red line composition Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1165638 Slide 9 image right 3D print test builds Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1165641 Slide 9 right image test build detail Keith Adcock All rights reserved
1165671 Notes baskerville punches pres Culture of the book Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1165672 Notes baskerville punches pres Culture of the book Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1165673 0004 Ann-Marie Carey All rights reserved
1165674 0003 Ann-Marie Carey All rights reserved
1165675 0002 Ann-Marie Carey All rights reserved
1165676 0001 Ann-Marie Carey All rights reserved
1168104 pd Slide 2 lower left finial Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1168107 PD Slide 1 original artefact Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1168108 PD Slide 2 bottom right surface texture Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1168111 PD Slide 2 bottom left finial Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1168112 PD Slide 2 top left enamel buttons Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1168115 PD Slide 2 top right wire twist Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1168118 PD slide 3 left CAD wire Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1168119 PD slide 3 middle rendered wire Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1168121 PD slide 3 right CAD augmented render Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1168122 PD slide 4 left wax 3D print Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1168123 PD slide 4 middle DLM hiccup Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1168125 PD slide 4 right DLM realignment Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1168127 PD slide 5 bottom right construction method Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1168130 PD slide 5 top right kit of parts Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1168132 PD slide 6 left CAD hybrid Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1168135 PD slide 6 right nesting Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1168143 PD slide 8 left build platform Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1168144 PD slide 8 right bench work Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1168146 PD slide 9 bottom right pearl arm Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1168147 PD slide 9 botton left wire tension Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1168150 PD slide 9 top left plating Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1168154 PD Slide 5 left CAD model refinement Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1168155 PS Slide 9 top right enamel Ann-Marie Carey All rights reserved
1168157 PD Slide 10 left 3 PD's Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1168645 PS Slide 9 top right enamel Ann-Marie Carey All rights reserved
1168648 PD Slide 10 right PD handling Ann-Marie Carey All rights reserved
1168663 PD Slide 7 left Media 1 DLM Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1169276 GM slide1 finished jug Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1169278 GM slide 2 alloy table Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1169280 GM slide 3 left design render Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1169282 GM slide 3 right working drawing Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1169284 GM slide 4 left spinning Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1169285 GM slide 4 right trial lsw Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1169286 GM slide 5 left blue ox Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1169287 GM slide 5 right lsw weld Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1169288 GM slide 6 left soldering Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1169289 GM slide 6 right solder colour Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1169291 GM slide 8 micro sample Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1169318 GM Call for Papers Jewllery Material Congress Ann-Marie Carey Public domain
1172255 PD Slide 7 left Media 1 DLM Ann-Marie Carey All rights reserved
1172258 PD slide 7 right Media 2 bronze DLM Ann-Marie Carey All rights reserved
1173404 GM slide 7 Ann-Marie Carey Public domain

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