Inside the Conservator's Studio

by Barbara Owens W hat were they thinking?  Not often, but more than we would like, we receive an artifact that has previously been "...

by Gwen Spicer L arge textiles have been hung using Velcro since the 1970’s, with little change of technique. The first instructional hand...

by Nicolette Cook, SAC Conservation Team A red silk sash, presumably from the War of 1812, recently came through the studio to be treated ...

Our story begins with this large box, a box that clearly has seen better days. It was covered with old, peeling, tape and rested on a wooden...

By Gwen Spicer and Barbara Owens 237 years of freedom and independence. Each year at this time I am in awe of our forefathers, not just th...

by Gwen Spicer A t the end of the day, does your collection of swabs look like this? Much of the work that conservators perform on c...