Kelly Domoney
Biographic Data
| ID | 3585298 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kelly Domoney |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kelly |
| FAMILY NAME | Domoney |
| SIGNATURE | DOMONEY K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Museum of the History of Science |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4803-9436 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 41 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Nineteenth‐Century Watercolour Reproductions of Old Masters in the Ruskin Teaching Collection, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
This study presents the first comprehensive analysis of the pigments and techniques used by Charles Fairfax Murray (1849–1919), a leading expert in Italian Renaissance attribution, influential art collector and primary copyist for John Ruskin. Using a multidisciplinary approach combining MA‐XRF, single‐point XRF and XRD, FORS and advanced imaging techniques, this research identifies the materials Murray employed while replicating works by Italian…
Making London Porcelain—A Multidisciplinary Project Connecting Local Communities with the Technological and Innovation Histories of London’s Early Porcelain Manufacturers
This collaborative multidisciplinary pilot project involving the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), the Ashmolean Museum, and Newham Borough of London, examined the composition of a selection of eighteenth-century porcelain objects by two of London’s first porcelain manufacturers, Bow and Chelsea. As the first science-based public engagement project to be piloted by the V&A, it succeeded in bringing together young Londoners and their communities t…
Investigating the organic residues from the corrosion of a caccabus from Pompeii
A caccabus (a wide-mouthed copper alloy vessel used for cooking) was amongst the objects lent by the Parco Archeologico di Pompeii and exhibited at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford (UK) in 2019. Kept in storage since excavation in the 1950′s, the object’s preparation for display presented an opportunity to investigate organic residues that may be trapped in its corrosion - a material currently commonly removed by conservators during the cleaning pr…
Negative muons reveal the economic chaos of Rome's AD 68/9 Civil Wars
During the AD 68/9 Civil Wars, Galba, Otho, Vitellius and then Vespasian fought for - and gained - control of the Roman Empire. Our textual sources suggest that this was a period of serious and sustained disruption. However, existing analyses of gold coinages produced in AD 68/9 show only a minor reduction in the purity of the gold coinage. Using X-ray fluorescence, we identify a number of heavily debased gold coins issued during the AD 68/9 Civi…
Dark materials
“The Illusion of an Authentic Experience”
In 2014 the Ashmolean Museum conserved and examined one of the largest and most handsome ceramic vessels in its renowned Islamic art collection. An accomplished example of early thirteenth-century Persian lusterware from the bequest of Sir Alan Barlow, the salver had an unusually deformed profile and uneven wear that pointed at a number of past interventions. Some of these had already been uncovered in 2008 when the object was prepared for reinst…
Revisiting the beginnings of tin-opacified Islamic glazes
Characterization of 18th‐century Meissen Porcelain Using Sem–eds
Analytical investigations of fragmented Meissen porcelains well dated to between 1725 and 1763 have been carried out using SEM–EDS. The aim of the analysis was to characterize elements in bodies, glazes and overglaze enamels in order to create a baseline data set of materials used in the manufacture of porcelain at the Meissen factory, Saxony, during the 18th century. Analyses indicate body and glaze compositions to be consistent with a post c .1…
Revisiting the beginnings of tin-opacified Islamic glazes
Characterization of 18th‐century Meissen Porcelain Using Sem–eds
Analytical investigations of fragmented Meissen porcelains well dated to between 1725 and 1763 have been carried out using SEM–EDS. The aim of the analysis was to characterize elements in bodies, glazes and overglaze enamels in order to create a baseline data set of materials used in the manufacture of porcelain at the Meissen factory, Saxony, during the 18th century. Analyses indicate body and glaze compositions to be consistent with a post c .1…
Negative muons reveal the economic chaos of Rome's AD 68/9 Civil Wars
During the AD 68/9 Civil Wars, Galba, Otho, Vitellius and then Vespasian fought for - and gained - control of the Roman Empire. Our textual sources suggest that this was a period of serious and sustained disruption. However, existing analyses of gold coinages produced in AD 68/9 show only a minor reduction in the purity of the gold coinage. Using X-ray fluorescence, we identify a number of heavily debased gold coins issued during the AD 68/9 Civi…
Dark materials
Investigating the organic residues from the corrosion of a caccabus from Pompeii
A caccabus (a wide-mouthed copper alloy vessel used for cooking) was amongst the objects lent by the Parco Archeologico di Pompeii and exhibited at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford (UK) in 2019. Kept in storage since excavation in the 1950′s, the object’s preparation for display presented an opportunity to investigate organic residues that may be trapped in its corrosion - a material currently commonly removed by conservators during the cleaning pr…
Characterization of 18th‐century Meissen Porcelain Using Sem–eds
Analytical investigations of fragmented Meissen porcelains well dated to between 1725 and 1763 have been carried out using SEM–EDS. The aim of the analysis was to characterize elements in bodies, glazes and overglaze enamels in order to create a baseline data set of materials used in the manufacture of porcelain at the Meissen factory, Saxony, during the 18th century. Analyses indicate body and glaze compositions to be consistent with a post c .1…
Revisiting the beginnings of tin-opacified Islamic glazes
“The Illusion of an Authentic Experience”
In 2014 the Ashmolean Museum conserved and examined one of the largest and most handsome ceramic vessels in its renowned Islamic art collection. An accomplished example of early thirteenth-century Persian lusterware from the bequest of Sir Alan Barlow, the salver had an unusually deformed profile and uneven wear that pointed at a number of past interventions. Some of these had already been uncovered in 2008 when the object was prepared for reinst…
Dark materials
Investigating the organic residues from the corrosion of a caccabus from Pompeii
A caccabus (a wide-mouthed copper alloy vessel used for cooking) was amongst the objects lent by the Parco Archeologico di Pompeii and exhibited at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford (UK) in 2019. Kept in storage since excavation in the 1950′s, the object’s preparation for display presented an opportunity to investigate organic residues that may be trapped in its corrosion - a material currently commonly removed by conservators during the cleaning pr…
Negative muons reveal the economic chaos of Rome's AD 68/9 Civil Wars
During the AD 68/9 Civil Wars, Galba, Otho, Vitellius and then Vespasian fought for - and gained - control of the Roman Empire. Our textual sources suggest that this was a period of serious and sustained disruption. However, existing analyses of gold coinages produced in AD 68/9 show only a minor reduction in the purity of the gold coinage. Using X-ray fluorescence, we identify a number of heavily debased gold coins issued during the AD 68/9 Civi…
Making London Porcelain—A Multidisciplinary Project Connecting Local Communities with the Technological and Innovation Histories of London’s Early Porcelain Manufacturers
This collaborative multidisciplinary pilot project involving the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), the Ashmolean Museum, and Newham Borough of London, examined the composition of a selection of eighteenth-century porcelain objects by two of London’s first porcelain manufacturers, Bow and Chelsea. As the first science-based public engagement project to be piloted by the V&A, it succeeded in bringing together young Londoners and their communities t…
Nineteenth‐Century Watercolour Reproductions of Old Masters in the Ruskin Teaching Collection, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
This study presents the first comprehensive analysis of the pigments and techniques used by Charles Fairfax Murray (1849–1919), a leading expert in Italian Renaissance attribution, influential art collector and primary copyist for John Ruskin. Using a multidisciplinary approach combining MA‐XRF, single‐point XRF and XRD, FORS and advanced imaging techniques, this research identifies the materials Murray employed while replicating works by Italian…
Archaeology (6 works) · Art (6 works) · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (6 works) · History (4 works) · Chemistry (3 works) · Conservation Techniques and Studies (3 works) · History (3 works) · Materials Science (3 works) · Metallurgy (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works)