McCarthy, Blythe
Fellowship Advisor National Museum of Asian Art staff
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McCarthy, Blythe
Fellowship Advisor National Museum of Asian Art staffTechnical studies of artifacts composed of inorganic materials, especially Asian glass and ceramics; materials characterization and non-destructive analysis methods
Background And Education
Education And Training
Awards And Honors
Publications
Selected Publications
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Article
- Long, Shasha, McCarthy, Blythe, Gong, Juping, Jia, Ningrui, Li, Zhimin, and Ma, Qinglin. 2025. "Microstructure and Formation of Stellate Fe–Ca–Si Crystals on the Double-Layer Black-Glazed Ceramic from Song Dynasty, China." Inorganic chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c04440. 2025
- Liang, Haida, Butler, Luke, Kogou, Sotiria, Burke, Marcus, Lee, Lynn, Pardo, Lucia Pereira, Angelova, Lora, France, Fenella, and McCarthy, Blythe. 2024. "From Lima to Canton and Beyond: Mobile and Digital Research Infrastructure for Closing the Gap Between Resource-rich and Resource-poor Organisations." Studies in Conservation, 69, (Supplement 1). https://doi.org/10.1080/00393630.2024.2336801. 2024
- Shimada, Chika Mori, McCarthy, Blythe, Rollman, Christopher M., Hare, Andrew, Ueda, Jiro, and Moini, Mehdi. 2024. "More Reliable Dating of Japanese Silk Mounting Textiles for Conservation Decisions: Effects of Silk Processing on Silk Surface Morphology and Aspartic Acid Racemization." Studies in Conservation, https://doi.org/10.1080/00393630.2023.2289720. 2024
- Tamburini, Diego, Klink-Hoppe, Zeina, and McCarthy, Blythe. 2024. "New insights into the dyes of Central Asian ikat textiles." Journal of Cultural Heritage, 66 343–355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2023.12.006. 2024
- Clarke, Matthew L., Gabrieli, Francesca, Rowberg, Kathryn L., Hare, Andrew, Ueda, Jiro, McCarthy, Blythe, and Delaney, John K. 2021. "Imaging spectroscopies to characterize a 13th century Japanese handscroll, The Miraculous Interventions of Jizō Bosatsu." Heritage Science, 9, (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-021-00497-1. 2021
- Tamburini, Diego, Shimada, Chika Mori, and McCarthy, Blythe. 2021. "The molecular characterization of early synthetic dyes in E. Knecht et al & rsquo;s textile sample book & ldquo;A Manual of Dyeing & rdquo; (1893) by high performance liquid chromatography- Diode array detector- Mass spectrometry (HPLC-DAD-MS)." Dyes and Pigments, 190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dyepig.2021.109286. 2021
- Tamburini, Diego, Breitung, Eric, Mori, Chika, Kotajima, Tomoko, Clarke, Matthew L., and McCarthy, Blythe. 2020. "Exploring the transition from natural to synthetic dyes in the production of 19th-century Central Asian ikat textiles." Heritage Science, 8, (1) 114–114. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-020-00441-9. 2020
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Book
- McCarthy, Blythe, Giaccai, Jennifer, Clarke, Matthew, and Talbert, Kesha. 2025. Technical Studies of Asian Art: Proceedings of the Seventh Forbes Symposium at the Freer Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Archetype Publications in association with the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution. https://doi.org/10.5479/10088/124228. 2025
- Polidori, Elisabetta, Jacobson, Emily Klayman, and McCarthy, Blythe. 2019. Going Beyond Appearances: Examination of Hidden Paint Layers in a Gulistan of Sa'di from the Freer Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Scholarly Press. In Smithsonian Contributions to Museum Conservation, 8. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.9728213.v2. 2019
- Glazer, Lee, Jacobson, Emily, McCarthy, Blythe, and Roeder, Katherine. 2019. Whistler in watercolor: lovely little games. New Haven: Yale University Press. 2019
- McCarthy, Blythe. 2009. Scientific research on historic Asian ceramics: proceedings of the Fourth Forbes Symposium at the Freer Gallery of Art. Archetype Books. https://doi.org/10.5479/sil.930786.39088016522088. 2009
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Chapter
- Webb, E. K. and McCarthy, Blythe. 2014. "Recommendations for the Standardization of Digital Radiography of Cultural Heritage Materials." In RATS: Research and Technical Studies Specialty Group Postprints: from the 42nd Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May 27-June1, 2014. Sybalsky, Julia, editor. 282–308. Washington, DC: American Institute for Conservation. 2014
- Bowe, Stacy and McCarthy, Blythe. 2011. "Construction Methods of Suzuribako." In East Asian Lacquer: Material Culture, Science and Conservation. Rivers, S., Faulkner, R., and Pretzel, B., editors. 121–134. London: Archetype Publications and the Victoria and Albert Museum. 2011
- Heginbotham, Arlen, Bezur, Aniko, Bouchard, Michel, Davis, Jeffrey M., Eremin, Katherine, Frantz, James H., Glinsman, Lisha, Hayek, Lee-Ann C., Hook, Duncan, Kantarelou, Vicky, Karydas, Andreas Germanos, Lee, Lynn, Mass, Jennifer, Matsen, Catherine, McCarthy, Blythe, McGath, Molly, Shugar, Aaron, Sirois, Jane, Smith, Dylan, and Speakman, Robert Jeff. 2010. "An Evaluation of Inter-Laboratory Reproducibility for Quantitative XRF of Historic Copper Alloys." In Metal 2010: International Conference on Metal Conservation, Interim Meeting of the International Council of Museums Committee for Conservation Metal Working Group, October 11-15, 2010, Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Mardikian, Paul, Chemello, Claudia, Watters, Christopher, and Hull, Peter, editors. 178–188. Clemson: Clemson University. 2010
- Chao, Raina, McCarthy, Blythe, and Yano, Gail. 2010. "Non-destructive investigation of Raku ceramic glazes." In Glass and Ceramics Conservation 2010: interim meeting of the ICOMCC Working Group, October 3-6, 2010, Corning, New York, USA. Roemich, Hannelore, editor. 145–155. New York: Corning Museum of Glass. 2010
- McCarthy, Blythe. 2008. "Faience in Ancient South Asia." In Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures. Selin, Helaine, editor. 915–917. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4425-0_8589. 2008
- Tite, M. S., Shortland, A. J., McCarthy, Blythe, and Paynter, S. 2008. "Production of Glazed Pottery and Brickwork in the Near East." In Production Technology of Faience and Related Early Vitreous Materials. Tite, M. S. and Shortland, A. J., editors. 187–198. Oxford: Oxford University School of Archaeology Monograph. 2008
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Webpage
- Polidori, Elisabetta, Jacobson, Emily Klayman, and McCarthy, Blythe. 2019. Going Beyond Appearnaces: Examination of Hidden Paint Layers in a Gulistan of Sa'di from the Freer Gallery of Art. Smithsonian Scholarly Press. McQuoid-Greason, Meredith, editor. Nov 7, 2019 Smithsonian Institution. 2019
- Glazer, Lee, Jacobson, Emily, McCarthy, Blythe, and Roeder, Katherine. 2019. Whistler in watercolor. Freer | Sackler Gallery. 2019
Editor Of
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Book
- Strahan, Donna and McCarthy, Blythe, editors. 2023. Research on Early Chinese Lacquer Buddhas : Proceedings of the Sixth Forbes Symposium at the Freer Gallery of Art. London, England: Archetype Publications in association with the Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution. https://doi.org/10.5479/10088/116413. 2023
- McCarthy, Blythe and Giaccai, Jennifer, editors. 2021. Scientific Studies of Pigments in Chinese Paintings. London: Archetype Publications in association with the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M Sackler Gallery. https://doi.org/10.5479/10088/111861. 2021
- Jett, Paul, McCarthy, Blythe, and Douglas, Janet G., editors. 2012. Scientific Research on Ancient Asian Metallurgy Proceedings of the Fifth Forbes Symposium at the Freer Gallery of Art. London, England: Archetype Publications in association with the Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution. https://doi.org/10.5479/sil.986959.39088016753477. 2012
Contact
Location
- National Museum of Asian Art Department
