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  • 1.  Cleaning Limestone

    Posted 12-19-2022 05:29 PM
    Edited by Bonnie Seymour 12-19-2022 05:29 PM
    Hello wonderful people!
    I am in need of some advice/methods/instructions on how to clean limestone. We have borrowed a cornerstone from a building dating to 1897, and I would like to clean it of scratches it received while in our care. We have permission from the loaning institution. Does anyone have any thoughts?

    Thank you!

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    Bonnie Seymour
    Registrar and Assistant Curator
    The Parthenon Museum
    Nashville TN
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  • 2.  RE: Cleaning Limestone

    Posted 12-20-2022 01:14 PM
    Hello Bonnie,


    Cleaning limestone is not easy and a very specialized process, especially old limestone which has been exposed to the elements. You are more likely to do more damage than help attempting this by yourself or someone with little experience. That being said I recommend CSOS outside of Chicago, http://www.wesaveart.com/. The founder Andrzej Dajnowski is a leader in the world of stone and metal conservation.

    Good luck!

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    Dennis Callahan
    Callahan art & Associates
    Chicago IL
    [dennis@callahanartandassociates.comdennis@callahanartandassociates.comdennis@callahanartandassociates.comdennis@callahanartandassociates.com
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  • 3.  RE: Cleaning Limestone

    Posted 12-27-2022 01:43 PM

    Thank you! This is why I asked the question. I don't really want to touch it, but the curator wants to do something so the more resources the better!

     

     

    Bonnie M Seymour (she/her/hers)

    Registrar and Assistant Curator

     

    Phone 615-862-8431 Extension 72581

    Web nashvilleparthenon.com Email bonnie.seymour@nashville.gov

    2500 West End Ave., Nashville, TN 37203 l P.O. Box 196340, Nashville, TN 37219

     




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