It is quite common for vellum and parchment documents to be folded, which is often the case with land indentures, for instance. Storing vellum documents in a rolled format was also a common convention, especially for diplomas, certificates and…
I am delighted to announce that I am now a Preferred Partner of the Illinois Historic League Directory. As a Preferred Partner, I am available to provide preservation advice and consultations to historical groups based in Illinois. In April,…
This video is a free online symposium on the topic of special collections in the cultural heritage sector, and how best to care for them. If you are a museum or library professional, it is well worth the watch.…
An excellent New York Times article about the investigating the past lives of artistic works.…
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Restoring One of Virginia’s Endangered artifacts: the historical recipe book of eliza breckinridge watts
This article is the second in a series of posts about the conservation treatment of Eliza Breckinridge Watt’s recipe book, which is part of the Historical Society of Western Virginia’s (https://roanokehistory.org/ ) collection. Eliza was a member of two prominent families…
Another wonderful video from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the work of Jan Gossart, a Renaissance painter. They have created quite a few really wonderful behind-the-scenes videos about different works of art in their collection. I enjoyed this…
http://www.connectingtocollections.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Ivory-PowerPoint-Slides.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1juWIMF1wN2LyZTJosbKCJhQ02EzLHbek_zFJifm73zIYDlP_ENO4m_aM A really helpful and informative Power Point presentation by Stephanie Hornbeck about ivory artifacts. This presentation includes plenty of excellent photographic examples detailing the various types of ivory (mammoth, whale, narwhal, wart hog, etc) and the different kinds…
A video on the art of the Western World.…
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The Lives of Documents and Works of Art on paper: different types of damage and artifactual history
It is truly amazing the variety of conditions and previous repairs I encounter in my conservation practice. Clients often bring art work and documents in that have suffered damage due to mishandling or previous well-intentioned repairs over the years.…
Behind the scenes at the Carnegie Museum of Art. This is an excellent video on repairing and inpainting the losses of an oil painting.…