The Forbes Pigment
Collection at the
Harvard Art
Museums is a
collection of
pigments, binders,
and other art
materials for
researchers to use
as stand
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The Forbes Pigment Collection at the Harvard Art Museums is a collection of pigments, binders, and other art materials for researchers to use as standards: so they can tell originals from restorations from forgeries. It's not open to the public, because it's a working research library -- and because some of the pigments in there are rare, historic, or really shouldn't be handled by anyone untrained.