About Doreen Stoneham

Doreen Stoneham holds a BSc degree in physics from Bristol University. She authenticated antiquities for auction houses, museums, dealers and collectors using thermoluminescence (TL) at Oxford University for 27 years, and developed a method for the TL testing of porcelain. In 2008 Doreen was awarded the Gabor Medal and prize by the Institute of Physics for her successful establishment of a world-leading company that authenticates ceramics for the art world.

In 1997, Doreen formed her own company, Oxford Authentication Ltd, and in 2008, Doreen was awarded the Gabor Medal and prize by the Institute of Physics for her successful establishment of a world-leading company that authenticates ceramics for the art world.

Between 1990 and 1994, Doreen was part if an EU funded group working in the Forbidden Zone around Chernobyl. TL was used to compute the absorbed radiation doses in bricks, tiles and domestic porcelain in dwellings in the town of Pripyat and surrounding villages.

Authenticity Testing of Porcelain Antiquities Via Thermoluminescence

October 9, 2012 by Doreen Stoneham 8 Comments

Thermoluminescence results for ancient and modern porcelain. Image by Doreen Stoneham

Antique porcelain can be worth a lot of money – but only if it’s real. Experts use thermoluminescence (TL) testing to evaluate the age of the piece.

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Filed Under: Headlines, Materials Science Tagged With: antique porcelain, thermoluminescence

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