Proceedings of Objects and Objects + Research and Technical Studies Sessions
47th Annual Meeting in Uncasville, Connecticut; May 12 – 17, 2019
New Tools, Techniques, and Tactics in Conservation & Collection Care
Edited by Kari Dodson, Mary Wilcop, and Raina Chao, with Jessica Arista, Program Chair
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Individual article PDFs are available by following the links below
Program Chair’s Foreword
Jessica Arista
Postprints abstracts
Seeing Clearly: Casting Epoxy Fills for Glass Objects Using Transparent Molds
Rebecca Gridley and Karen Stamm
Supporting Silicified ‘Glass’ Insect Macrofossils for Repair with Self-Releasing Bandages and Foam Support Systems
Marina Gibbons
Micromosaics from the Gilbert Collection: Conservation-guided Research into Materials and Techniques
Mariam Sonntag
Making It Stick: Challenges with the Recoating of Miró’s Outdoor Bronze Sculpture Entitled Personnage
Jessica Chasen, Arlen Heginbotham, Herant Khanjian, and Julie Wolfe
Maintenance: An Old Idea is a New Treatment. The Governor’s Commission on Maryland Military Monuments
Howard Wellman, Ron Harvey, and Nancy Kurtz
Decision Making in Context: Conservation of Gold and Magnesium Alloy Components on a Surveyor Spacecraft
Jacqueline Riddle, Elizabeth Beesley, Lisa Young, and Malcolm Collum
A Preliminary Investigation into the Use of Laser Cleaning to Stabilize Bronze Disease
Emily Frank, Michaela Paulson, Pablo Londero, and Carol Snow
When and Why You Might Consider Separating Collection Containers from Their Original Contents
Thomas James Braun
Technical and Traditional Approaches to the Conservation of Two Zulu Beaded Ensembles
Kathryn Brugioni Gabrielli and Hlengiwe Dube
Kapow! The Use of Cosplay Materials in Museum Display Mounting
Alexis North
Elastomers: New Options for Treatment
Kate Wight Tyler
No-Sew Stockinette Bean Bags
Brenda Breed
Polishing Problematic Plastics: Colored, Mirrored PMMA
Christine Haynes
Unpublished presentations – abstracts only
An Unconventional Use of Conventional Materials: Conserving Barbara Neijna’s Hand-Painted Sunrest
Rosa Lowinger
Traditional Conservation and New Technology: The Preservation of Three Assyrian Reliefs
Kelly Caldwell, Mark Rabinowitz, and Silvia Callegari
An Exploration into the Conservation of Chris Burden’s Metropolis II
Alison Walker and Rich Sandomeno
Conserving 25 Jaki-Ed Marshallese Dress Mats at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Rebecca Summerour, Ingrid Ahlgren, G. Asher Newsome, and Gwénaëlle Kavich
Getting to the Gut of the Matter: The Conservation of Siberian Yupik Winter Gut Parkas
Amy Tjiong, Judith Levinson, Samantha Alderson, and Gabrielle Tieu
Emission of New Plasticizers from Polymers: Evaluation of the Degradation and Life-Time Prediction of Soft-PVC Objects in Museums Collections
Patricia Schossler
Examining the Use of Ozone Test Strips to Detect PVC Plastics in Museums
Mary Coughlin, Gwénaëlle Kavich, G. Asher Newsome, and Qiuhui Wang
Miniature Wax Sculptures at the Philadelphia Museum of Art: A Technical Study, Treatment, and Gallery Presentation
Nicole M. Passerotti, Beth A. Price, Cathleen Duffy, Alexandra Letvin, and Melissa Meighan
Making a Good Impression: 3D Models for Non-contact Imprints from Seal Stamps and Molds
J.P. Brown
Monumental Menthol: A Temporary Consolidant for Stone Surfaces
Anna O’Neill
Strut Your Slant Board
Karl Knauer
A Non-invasive Way to Help Determine if Stained Glass is From the Early Medieval Period
Mary Clerkin Higgins
The Use of Modeling Software to Mount Zulu Beadwork Ensembles at VMFA
Kathryn Gabrielli
Rhoplex Dots
Ariel O’Connor, Gregory Bailey, and Leila Sabouni