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in fr<strong>on</strong>t of a displayed work. Feller c<strong>on</strong>trasts the reflectance curves of two exposed<br />

samples of Emerald Green (copper acetate–copper arsenate) in oil (Figure 4.16).<br />

While both samples are mounted behind a glass panel, <strong>on</strong>e panel also has an<br />

ultraviolet filter restricting the passage of potentially hazardous wavelengths of<br />

light from reaching a work of art.<br />

120<br />

Figure 4.16: Reflectance of Emerald green before <strong>and</strong> after exposure<br />

in the Fade-Ometer under glass, with <strong>and</strong> without an ultraviolet filter<br />

(Plexiglass UF-1). Adapted from [Fel68].<br />

The figure displays the typical spectral reflectance for a green material–a mod-<br />

erate amount of light is reflected from the central porti<strong>on</strong> of the visible spectrum,

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