Proceedings of Objects and Objects + Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) Joint Sessions
49th Annual Meeting – Virtual; Summer 2021
Transform 2021
Edited by Raina Chao, Kari Dodson, Aliza Taft, Sarah Waddell, and Mary Wilcop, with Megan Emery, Program Chair
Download the complete Volume 28 PDF here Individual article PDFs are available by following the links below
Program Chair’s Foreword
Megan Emery
Postprints abstracts
Horse on parade: Conservation of a Momoyama Period Bamen mask
Jane Gillies
Tlingit strong suits: The collaborative treatment and mounting of Tlingit armor at the American Museum of Natural History
Amanda Chau, Amy Tjiong, Judith Levinson, Samantha Alderson, Gabrielle Tieu, Tommy Joseph, Jeanne Brako, and Jack Townes
Picking up the pieces: Stabilization and repair of a mask from Papua New Guinea
Megan Salas
How the Conservation Treatment of the St. Augustin Bell Informed the In Situ Treatment and Care of the Bronze Bells at Mission San Xavier Del Bac
Nancy Odegaard, Ron Harvey, Simon Belcher, Gina Watkinson, Susie Moreno, Timothy Lewis, and Luke Addington
Technical study of a Plaster Funerary Mask in the Collection of the Harvard Art Museums
Haddon Dine, Julie Wertz, Katherine Eremin, and Angela Chang
A specific object’s journey from the Green Gallery to the National Mall: A comparison of two Donald Judd works
Elena Bowen and LaStarsha McGarity
Off the wall: The study and repair of a taxidermy wild sheep shoulder mount
Nicole Feldman, Fran Ritchie, and Julia Sybalsky
Unpublished presentation abstracts
Natural History 101: Considerations for conservators
Bethany Palumbo
Stained glass: The impact of Florida’s tropical environment on these pieces indoors and the transformative effect of treatment
Julie Flynn and Yenny Cabrera Valdes
Living the life of Riley: Treatment of a wooden display horse
Alison Fleming
In the market for repairs: Early 20th century African objects at the Fowler Museum
Marci Burton, Carlee Forbes, Erica Jones, and Christian de Brer
Materials and meaning in the study of a Kongo Nkisi nkondi: The power of collaboration
Kate Gabrielli
You are invited to The Party: A multi-disciplinary approach to treatment of a complex mixed media artwork by Marisol Escobar
Suzanne Hargrove, Emily Cummins, and Marissa Stevenson
Explorations of historic and contemporary materials for an effective surface treatment for plaster casts to minimize risks from soiling and incorrect relative humidity
Sarah Healey-Dilkes and Mariam Sonntag
Lascaux and its application in the restoration of taxidermy and entomology collections
Bethany Palumbo
Conservation of 18th-century bound herbaria: Three visions of ethical treatment
Magdalena Grenda-Kurmanow