Radioisotope x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis was employed in provenance and technological studies of luxury colourless glass vessels originating from 18th century glasshouses in central Europe. The results refer to Polish, Brandenburg and Saxon glassware. A number of discriminating elements were selected and certain correlations between some of these elements, characteristic for the specific recipes and glasshouses, were found. The content of lead in crystal glass is discussed, and also that of some trace elements constituting characteristic contamination of raw materials. Multivariate statistical analysis, such as cluster and principal component analysis, allowed the grouping of the examined vessels. Certain limitations of energy-dispersive XRF for the analysis of historical glass vessels are also presented.
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