Comments on: Underneath the sofa

Underneath the sofa

verstegan — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:37:21 -0800

X-ray technology developed for airport security and bomb disposal is now being used to see beneath the surface of eighteenth-century furniture. The resulting images are unexpectedly clear and often beautiful in themselves, revealing not just nails and screws but also layers of upholstery and even woodworm tunnels. (Via Treasure Hunt, Emile de Bruijn's blog featuring works of art in the National Trust's historic houses.)

By: Sys Rq

Sys Rq — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:44:59 -0800

Neat! It's a shame the thingy's too small to take in a whole piece at once, though.

By: immlass

immlass — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 16:59:35 -0800

I love seeing the use of modern technology to find out more about historical artifacts and locations (also the recent Palenque microcamera pictures mentioned on the blue). I didn't know the blog, either, so thanks for pointing me at it.

By: arm's-length

arm's-length — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 17:44:49 -0800

Related: The Interiors of Art at The Morning News.

By: puny human

puny human — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 17:54:01 -0800

Wow, Treasure Hunt is a treasure of a blog. Thanks verstegan :)

By: ninazer0

ninazer0 — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 20:41:42 -0800

The blog is fantastic - I'm having a ball reading the past posts. There's a post on architecture and landscape that has a photo caption "Urn by Robert Adam, park by Lancelot Brown, sky stylist's own." Anyone that brings their own sky to a photoshoot is fine by me.

By: jokeefe

jokeefe — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 23:06:48 -0800

Thank you for the blog link, wonderful.

By: Euphorbia

Euphorbia — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 00:17:00 -0800

Fascinating, beautiful. It reminds me of some photos I saw (ages ago) of mended crockery from the 17th and early 18th C. The revelation of these photos of all the nails and fills, worm trails, etc., tugs at my heart a little. The endurance of things - it's like seeing the scars on someone you care for.

By: stuartmm

stuartmm — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 05:38:28 -0800

Could they have rotated the device around in steps of 10 degrees or so to get moving images. Or place on a stand to do the same vertically. Very good start like computer aided tomography for antiques. ( Also that Acanthus wallpaper on the blog is amazing )

By: fings

fings — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 13:30:59 -0800

Just the thing to check 18th century furniture for loose 18th century change! Seriously how cool would it for this be to find some coin lost in the furniture 200 years ago?

By: DU

DU — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 05:21:53 -0800

These are really neat images, but I have to disagree with the claim that this is a "magnificent piece of furniture". That huge mound of a seat and the really low back would make this feel like balancing on a basketball with a limbo bar behind you.

By: mysterpigg

mysterpigg — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:32:21 -0800

I see this technology being marketed in the future at those who tend to lose change, keys, or remote controls inside the couch.