Projects per year
Personal profile
Research areas
Fagområder
Tekstilkonservering, fiberidentifikation og skadedyrsbekæmpelse. Dokumentation af arkæologiske tekstiker og deres nedbrydningsgrad. barktøj (tapa).
Curriculum vitae
Education
1996 MSc in Object Conservation, School of Conservation
The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, Denmark. now KADK
1982 Conservation technician, School of Conservation,
The Royal Academy of Fine Arts,
School of Conservation, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Employment
1996 Lecturer at the School of Conservation,
the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, now KADK
1991- 1993 Employed at the Conservation Department at the NationalMuseum in Copenhagen
(conservation of metals and organic materials)
1990- 1991 Ten months employment/volunteer at the Smithsonian Institution,
Anthropology Conservation Lab (conservation of Bark cloth), Washington D.C., USA.
1986- 1990 Employed as conservator in the Conservation Department at the National Museum
in Copenhagen (conservation of archaeological wood and organic materials)
1982-1986 Employed as textile conservator at Conservation Department of
The Cultural History Museum, Moentergaarden in Odense
Research activities
- Study of prehistoric dyes, with special focus on: their impact on the state of preservation of the textiles, Indigotin, dyeing with fermented dye plants, and dyestuff identification.
- Qualitative and quantitative analyses of the natural pigmentation in wool by microscopy: transmission light microscopy (TLM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM).
- Analyses of Japanese wallpaper that imitates gilded leather, with special focus on their structural composition, and identification of the individual components in order to approach a conclusion concerning their origin.
- Bark cloth (Tapa) from Polynesia with special focus on: identification of the fibres, assessment of the degree of degradation, and conservation
- Archaeological textiles with special focus on: identification of the fibres, assessment of degrees of degradation and stabilisation.
Research area
- Conservation
- Textile conservation
- Fibre identification
- Archaeological textiles
- Natural dyestuffs
- Fermentation of dyestuffs
- Barkcloth
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E-RIHS: European Research Infrastructure Heritage Science
Scharff, M., Collins, M. & Scharff, A. B.
04/02/2021 → 04/02/2026
Project: Research
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TEM-EDX analyses of natural pigmentation in wool
Scharff, A. B. & Holst, B.
05/08/2013 → 01/02/2015
Project: Research
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Investigation of the red yarns in the Iron Age textiles from Lønne Hede
Scharff, A. B. & Vanden Berghe, I.
10/06/2013 → 31/08/2020
Project: Research
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An assessment of the degree of deterioration of the Lønne Hede textiles
Scharff, A. B., Kalsbeek, N., Larsen, R. & Vanden Berghe, I.
01/01/2005 → 01/01/2013
Project: PhD project
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Lønne Hede – an Early Roman Iron Age burial site with well-preserved textiles
Demant, I., Frandsen, L. B., Knudsen, L. R., Lorange, T., Scharff, A. B., Vanden Berghe, I., Skals, I., Hansen, U. L. & Mannering, U., 22 Dec 2021, In: Bericht der Roemisch-Germanischen Kommission.. 99, p. 205-393 189 p.Publications: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Picasso 1917: An Insight into the Effects of Ground and Canvas in the Failure Mechanisms in Four Artworks
Vila, A., Murray, A., Andersen, C. K., Izzo, F., Fuster-López, L., Aguado, E., Jimenez, R. & Scharff, A. B., 2020, Conservation of Modern Oil Paintings. van den Berg, K. J., Bonaduce, I., Burnstock, A., Ornsby, B., Scharff, M., Carlyle, L. & Keun, K. (eds.). Springer, p. 245-253Publications: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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The Assessment of Natural Pigmentation in Archaeological Wool
Scharff, A. B., 2018, NESAT XIII. North European Symposium for Archaeological Textiles XI, 22. - 26. May 2017 in Liberec. 8 p.Publications: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Evaluating transmission electron microscopy as a method for assessing the condition of archaeological wool.
Scharff, A. B. & Jørgensen, L. B., 5 Sept 2017. 8 p.Publications: Contribution to conference › Paper › Research › peer-review
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Indfarvning med fermenterede planter
Scharff, A. B. & Vestergaard Poulsen Sommer, D., May 2016, In: Dragtjournalen. 10, 14, p. 25-30 6 p.Publications: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Activities
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Analysis of the printed Green silk wall coverings in Christian IV’s writing Room at Rosenborg castle
Mikkel Scharff (Lecturer) & Annemette Bruselius Scharff (Lecturer)
14 Nov 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
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Undervisning på KA - Mode og tekstil
Annemette Bruselius Scharff (Participant)
10 Nov 2020Activity: Other activity types › External teaching and subject coordination
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Dyes in History and Archaeology 39
Annemette Bruselius Scharff (Participant)
15 Oct 2020 → 16 Oct 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Kemisk institut, CSGI
Jane Richter (Visiting researcher) & Annemette Bruselius Scharff (Visiting researcher)
24 Jul 2018 → 28 Jul 2018Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Seminar i dragt og tekstilnetværk: Velklædt i 1900-tallet
Annemette Bruselius Scharff (Participant)
19 Sept 2017 → 20 Sept 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course