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Highlights in this issue
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Old Treatment, New Problem: Bakelite as a Consolidant
Metaxia Ventikou, RCA/V&A Joint Course in Conservation, MA Student, Sculpture Conservation
Bakelite is one of the earliest synthetic polymers. It had many uses, and by the 1920s it was being applied as a coating for conservation purposes.
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An Improved Storage System for the Clock Collection
Timothy Hayes, Senior Furniture Conservator, Furniture Conservation
This article describes a single component of the V& A's new storage system at Blythe House: a space specifically designed to accommodate the displaced collection of clocks.
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Three Dimensional Digital Visualisation: Research in Progress
Angela Geary, RCA/V&A Joint Course in Conservation, Researach Student
When I began my research in 1997, my aim was to explore possible approaches for the accurate capture of three-dimensional (3D) data from museum objects using existing technology.
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So that's why Textile Conservation has such a Big Studio! - Tapesty Washing at the V&A
Elizabeth-Anne Haldane, RCA/V&A Joint Course in Conservation, MA Student
The Textile Conservation Section moved into their new purpose-built studio in 1995. This article focuses on the wet area and the first tapestry washed in the new studio.
July 1999 Issue 32
- Editorial - A Taste for the New?
- The RCA/V&A Conservation Course: Changes Over Time
- Old Treatment, New Problem: Bakelite as a Consolidant
- An Improved Storage System for the Clock Collection
- Three Dimensional Digital Visualisation: Research in Progress
- Not So New Methods of Cleaning
- So that's why Textile Conservation has such a Big Studio! - Tapesty Washing at the V&A
- Energy Efficient Pollution Control in Museums and Galleries
- Science Surgery
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