Material Characterisation of William Burges' within the Disruption of a Global Pandemic.

This contribution presents the results of a technical investigation on the pigments of William Burges' (1859-62), preserved at the Ashmolean Museum. It is the first thorough material investigation of a remarkable piece of Gothic Revival painted furniture, notably an artwork by Burges, whose work has so far received little attention from a technical point of view. This study was developed during the Covid-19 pandemic, which significantly affected the planned research activities since the investigation relied extensively on collaborations with institutions within and beyond the University of Oxford.