Inside the Conservator's Studio

An Art Conservator's Journal. The discussion of art conservation by the professionals at Spicer Art Conservation.

Friday, March 22, 2013

It's Spring! And it's dry? Relative humidity is perhaps the most important factor in storing collections.

by Gwen Spicer April showers, warm temperatures causing snow melt, and streams flowing up to the edges of their banks. Each a sign of dr...

Friday, March 15, 2013

Preparing and packing artifacts for shipment

"Have artifacts. . . will travel" By Gwen Spicer A ny time an artifact travels, there is a great deal of risk. However, trave...

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

The conservation of a McClellan Saddle, and a custom mount

by Gwen Spicer R ecently a Civil War era saddle came into the studio. A McClellan saddle, in fact. Designed by George B McClellan (...

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Supporting textile artifacts without tissue paper - Save a tree!

by Gwen Spicer O ver the years SAC has had many museum clients. Each Museum, whether they are about history, art, music, culture, science,...

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Cleaning the textile wall coverings of Wilderstein, home of Ms. Margaret "Daisy" Suckley

by Gwen Spicer I have known Wilderstein for many years now, mostly as a pleasantly preserved home of a woman, who happened to give a scot...

Friday, January 11, 2013

Creating mounts with magnets for the exhibit "Uncommon Threads"

by Gwen Spicer I LOVE MAGNETS! There, I said it. Magnets are perhaps the most amazing and versatile tool in a conservator's toolbo...

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