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  • 1.  Custom Storage Mount Guides?

    Posted 06-20-2018 05:36 PM
    Edited by Michael Lorusso 06-20-2018 05:40 PM
    Hi there,

    I hope to begin making custom storage mounts for small/medium sized objects (think moccasins) - I'm wondering if there is a guide or solid overview of this process? Any recommendations? 

    Thanks
    Michael


  • 2.  RE: Custom Storage Mount Guides?

    Posted 06-21-2018 06:44 AM
    Hi there,
    There are all kinds of examples for custom storage mounts with instructions on how to make them in the online resource Storage Techniques for Art, Science, and History Collections (stashc.com). The site is a collaboration of members from the American Institute for Conservation and the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections, and was developed with support from the Kress Foundation.

    Nancie Ravenel
    Objects Conservator
    Shelburne Museum

    802 985 0889 (office)
    nravenel@shelburnemuseum.org
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    ------Original Message------

    Hi there,

    I hope to begin making custom storage mounts for small/medium sized objects (think moccasins) - I'm wondering if there is a guide or solid overview of this process? Any recommendations? 

    Thanks
    Michael


  • 3.  RE: Custom Storage Mount Guides?

    Posted 06-21-2018 08:29 AM
    You might look at the book, "Mount-making for Museum Objects" by the Canadian Conservation Institute. Many display mounts can also serve as storage mounts. Plus, the book has an extensive bibliography referencing other relevant publications.


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    Robert Sieger
    Guardian Fine Art Services
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  • 4.  RE: Custom Storage Mount Guides?

    Posted 06-21-2018 09:12 AM
    Thanks Nancie and Robert!
    Original Message


  • 5.  RE: Custom Storage Mount Guides?

    Posted 06-21-2018 04:13 PM
    Michael,
    STASH Storage Techniques for Art, Science, and History is a great resource that you may find useful. http://stashc.com/
    Also, Rebecca Newberry conservator at the Science Museum of Minnesota teaches a 4 week online course on Storage Techniques http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/storage-techniques/

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    Museum Study - Museum Study, LLC
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