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Fig. 12

From: Colourful treasure on Shanghai’s Bund: uncovering original paint finishes in the Chinese Banking Hall of the former HSBC Building

Fig. 12

FTIR ATR point measurement of a red paint cross section and example reference showing that the paint contains barium sulfate (most likely included as a filler). (Source: preliminary FTIR analysis of samples collected by the author, analysis conducted at the Architectural Conservation Laboratory at The University of Hong Kong, Alison Trachet)

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