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1. Non-condensed vegetable tanned goat supply and Zirconium tanned leather 2. Vacancies at the V&A 3. RE: Asbestos training recommendations 4. Consolidate for the walls of a padded cell. 5. FAIC/Kress Fellowship Applications Due January 22 6. RE: Salted Watercolors Preservation 7. RE: Asbestos training recommendations 8. RE: Asbestos training recommendations 9. RE: Asbestos training recommendations 10. RE: Asbestos training recommendations 11. Ted Mittler and Marcia Liebel 10-week summer 2025 preventive conservation internship at The Mariners' Museum and Park 12. Source for large archival heavy-weight paper rolls ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.From: Elodie Lévêque Posted: Wednesday December 4, 2024 9:37 AM Subject: Non-condensed vegetable tanned goat supply and Zirconium tanned leather Message: Would anyone know where I could get some non-condensed vetetable tanned goat leather in Europe? I am also looking for some zirconium tanned leather. Any idea? Thanks for your help! ------------------------------ Elodie Lévêque Associate Professor Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne Master Conservation-Restauration des Biens Culturels Paris, France +33 687381702 ------------------------------ 2.From: Pedro Gaspar Posted: Wednesday December 4, 2024 9:38 AM Subject: Vacancies at the V&A Message: The V&A is a family of museums dedicated to the power of creativity. Our mission is to champion design and creativity in all its forms, advance cultural knowledge, and inspire makers, creators and innovators everywhere. We share a 5,000-year-old story of creativity through exhibitions, events, educational programmes, digital experiences, conservation, research, and an ever-evolving national collection of over 2.8m objects spanning every creative discipline. We are currently recruiting for: Conservation Scientist - part time Conservator (Paper and Photographs) - full time For more information visit our website <https://www.vam.ac.uk/vacancies> ------------------------------ Pedro Gaspar Head of Conservation Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) London ------------------------------ 3.From: Cheryl Wolfe Posted: Wednesday December 4, 2024 9:38 AM Subject: RE: Asbestos training recommendations Message: Hi Arianne, We are currently going through our collection checking for Asbestos and we are using the company KADEC. We have used them several times over the last 5 or 6 years, through a series of visits to audit and label (followed by treatment where necessary). They also offer Asbestos Awareness Training days. Details below: KADEC ASBESTOS MANAGEMENT KAD Environmental Consultancy Limited trading as KADEC Unit 5 I Brocks Business Park | Hodgson Way | Wickford | Essex I SS11 8YN 01702 308438 - 07736 887483 - [email protected] <[email protected]> Check out our new website on www.kadec.co.uk <http://www.kadec.co.uk/> Company Registered No. 5529523 VAT No. 875766267 Hope this is of some help. ------------------------------ Cheryl Wolfe Conservator History of Science Museum Oxford ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 12-03-2024 12:18 From: Arianne Panton Subject: Asbestos training recommendations Dear all, We are looking for recommendations for Asbestos training specific (or particularly relevant) to cultural heritage Ideally we would like an in-person course (in the UK), but welcome any suggestions you have. Thank you! ------------------------------ Arianne Panton Manager of Conservation & Research The Leather Conservation Centre Grosvenor Chambers Northampton, NN1 2EW 01604719766 ------------------------------ 4.From: Katie Proctor Posted: Wednesday December 4, 2024 9:38 AM Subject: Consolidate for the walls of a padded cell. Message: I have recently been asked how to consolidate the walls of a padded cell at a local museum. The walls are made from a polythene or polyurethane covered in vinyl. The materials has started to crack and flake. Can anyone suggest a consolidate that may be used? The padded cell is usually open for people to enter and walk around in, but it has been closed off for the moment. Ideally the museum would like to open this back up for visitors. Thank you, Katie. ------------------------------ Katie Proctor Conservator West Yorkshire Archive Service Wakefield ------------------------------ 5.From: Sarah Saetren Posted: Wednesday December 4, 2024 9:39 AM Subject: FAIC/Kress Fellowship Applications Due January 22 Message: FAIC is pleased to administer the Kress Conservation Fellowship program for another year on behalf of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. The Kress Conservation Fellowship program provides grants to cultural institutions and conservation facilities to sponsor supervised post-graduate fellowship opportunities to help develop the skills of emerging conservators. Five $44,000 Fellowships will be awarded for one-year post-graduate fellowships in advanced conservation at a cultural heritage institution or conservation facility. The full $44,000 must be allocated as a fellowship stipend. FAIC recommends that the awarded institutions contribute at least $6,000 to the fellowship stipend, for a total of $50,000. Payroll taxes may be withheld from the $44,000, but any other benefits, travel or education reimbursement, or administrative costs must be met by the institution or other funding source. Grant funds may not be used for indirect costs. Preference may go to institutions who commit to contributing additional funds to the fellowship. Most Fellowships begin in late summer or early fall, and run for a term of twelve months. A interim or final report is due from the host institution in mid-September of the year following the award. Applications are due from potential host institutions on January 22, 2025. Learn more about this program and how to apply at https://www.culturalheritage.org/resources/funding/professional-development/kress-conservation-fellowship <https://www.culturalheritage.org/resources/funding/professional-development/kress-conservation-fellowship> ------------------------------ Sarah Saetren FAIC Education Manager ------------------------------ 6.From: Sebastiaan Godts Posted: Wednesday December 4, 2024 9:40 AM Subject: RE: Salted Watercolors Preservation Message: Dear Danielle, These artworks indeed present unique challenges due to the presence of salt crystals, and it's important to address these to ensure their longevity. Salt crystals are hygroscopic, above certain relative humidity (RH) levels, the salt can deliquesce (dissolve in the absorbed moisture) which may lead to the migration of salts and potential damage to the artwork's substrate and pigments. While it is possible that the artist used sodium chloride (common table salt) to achieve the textural effects, without analysis we cannot be certain of the exact type of salt used. Sodium chloride has a deliquescence point at approximately 75% RH, above which it will begin to absorb moisture and dissolve. Notably, the deliquescence point of sodium chloride is relatively stable across typical temperature variations, so temperature fluctuations are less of a concern compared to humidity levels. However, different salts have varying deliquescence points, and interactions between the salt, paint medium, and substrate can sometimes lower the deliquescence point, causing the salt to absorb moisture at RH levels below 75%. Therefore, to provide a safety margin and account for any such deviations, it's advisable to maintain an environment with RH levels consistently below 60%. I recommend considering analytical tests to confirm the type of salt used and to understand its interaction with the paint and substrate. Analysis can provide valuable information to tailor the preservation strategy more effectively. If you have any further questions or need additional assistance, please feel free to reach out. ------------------------------ ---------------------------------- Sebastiaan Godts, PhD Conservation Scientist, Monuments Lab Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA) Jubelpark 1, 1000 Brussels www.kikirpa.be ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 12-03-2024 11:47 From: Danielle Creech Subject: Salted Watercolors Preservation Hello - We have recently acquired an archival collection with some salted watercolors in them. The artist liked the textural component of salt crystals, so these are.... quite chunky. Other than housing them to protect the salt from being abraded off, are there other preservation factors I should consider due to the excess of salt that must remain on the artwork and/or other preventative measures I should take to preserve them? You can see some detail shots here: https://wustl.app.box.com/s/f8kb47wd028bh3cly609yc4dn3maexwp <https://wustl.app.box.com/s/f8kb47wd028bh3cly609yc4dn3maexwp> Thanks in advance for any advice, Danielle ------------------------------ Danielle Creech Head of Preservation, Processing & Exhibitions WashU Libraries Saint Louis MO ------------------------------ 7.From: Mark O'Neill Posted: Wednesday December 4, 2024 9:41 AM Subject: RE: Asbestos training recommendations Message: Hello Arianne, Imperial War Museum Duxford use Kadec <https://kadec.co.uk/> for our asbestos inspections, both in collections objects and historic buildings, and they provide training sessions for our staff tailored to heritage objects and materials likely to be encountered within our collection. Hope that is of use, Thanks, Mark ------------------------------ Mark O'Neill Preventive Conservator (Archives) Imperial War Museums Duxford ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 12-03-2024 12:18 From: Arianne Panton Subject: Asbestos training recommendations Dear all, We are looking for recommendations for Asbestos training specific (or particularly relevant) to cultural heritage Ideally we would like an in-person course (in the UK), but welcome any suggestions you have. Thank you! ------------------------------ Arianne Panton Manager of Conservation & Research The Leather Conservation Centre Grosvenor Chambers Northampton, NN1 2EW 01604719766 ------------------------------ 8.From: Thilo Buergel Posted: Wednesday December 4, 2024 9:41 AM Subject: RE: Asbestos training recommendations Message: Hello Arianne, National Museums Scotland are using Kadec Asbestos Management for training and remediation. They are based in Essex but operate nationwide and internationally. Kadec is specialised in asbestos in museum collections. All the best Thilo Thilo Brgel (he/his) Aircraft and Technology Conservator National Museum of Flight East Fortune Airfield Haddington, East Lothian EH39 5LF Tel +44 (0) 131 247 4469 e-mail [email protected] <[email protected]> http://www.nms.ac.uk <http://www.nms.ac.uk/> National Museums Scotland, Scottish Charity, No. SC 011130 This communication is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the addressee please inform the sender and delete the email from your system. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of National Museums Scotland. This message is subject to UK Data Protection legislation and the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. No liability is accepted for any harm that may be caused to your systems or data by this message. ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 12/3/2024 12:18:00 PM From: Arianne Panton Subject: Asbestos training recommendations Dear all, We are looking for recommendations for Asbestos training specific (or particularly relevant) to cultural heritage Ideally we would like an in-person course (in the UK), but welcome any suggestions you have. Thank you! ------------------------------ Arianne Panton Manager of Conservation & Research The Leather Conservation Centre Grosvenor Chambers Northampton, NN1 2EW 01604719766 ------------------------------ 9.From: Paul Harrison Posted: Wednesday December 4, 2024 1:30 PM Subject: RE: Asbestos training recommendations Message: I did a course with the British Pest Control Association bpca based in Derbyshire UK, it was online and I think it taught me all I needed to know without going into the professional details . I have also done 3 pest control courses with them whilst in Hong Kong , so it can be done from overseas Has anyone come across asbestos artefacts ?Asbestos.com makes the following claims for historic asbestos 750 000 BCE found where on an archaeological site 4000 BCE used as wicks in lamps and candles , er but isn't the point that it is inflammable 2500 BCE Finnish pots contain asbestos fibres 456 BCE Herodotus Greece asbestos shrouds to stop ashes mixing with ashes from the fire Romans had tablecloths and napkins that were cleaned by throwing them in fire Pliny the Elder describes the slave's disease , goats or lamb's bladders were used by slave miners by asbestos miners 755AD Charlesmagne had an asbestos tablecloth; his dead generals were buried in asbestos cloth . They were using chrysotile from Cyprus And tremolite asbestos from northern Italy 1095 Crusaders used asbestos in their flaming trebuchets 1280 Marco Polo wrote of a fabric which would not burn ,and visited an asbestos mine in China to disprove the myth that asbestos came from a woolly lizard 1682-1725 Chrysotile was mined in Russia under Peter the Great Ben Franklin brought a purse of asbestos to England , now in the Natural History Museum collection 1700s used in Italian paper 1800s in Italian banknotes 1850s Paris Fire Brigade wore asbestos , jackets and helmets 1858 Henry Ward Johns founded HW Johns in lower Manhattan , aged 21 NY USA making things of anthophyllite , mined at Staten Island (he die of it) He greatly increased the number of applications , firm merged in 1901 to become Johns Manville 1870s large asbestos industries in Scotland , England and Germany 1880s Australia mined it in New South Wales 1896 Ferodo UK , made asbestos brake linings for cars 1899 Germany a patent for asbestos cement sheets was issued 1900s production worldwide was 30 000 tons annually 1910 production exceeded 109 000 metric tons annually 1913 asbestos pipes invented in Italy US mining peaked in the 1960s, mines on the East Coast and California 1897 an Austrian Dr linked asbestos to the death of a patient 1898 study in England widespread damage and injury of the lungs , due to the dusty surrounding of the asbestos mill. It all went somewhere , some of it may be in your building , some may be in the artefacts of your collection ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 12/3/2024 12:18:00 PM From: Arianne Panton Subject: Asbestos training recommendations Dear all, We are looking for recommendations for Asbestos training specific (or particularly relevant) to cultural heritage Ideally we would like an in-person course (in the UK), but welcome any suggestions you have. Thank you! ------------------------------ Arianne Panton Manager of Conservation & Research The Leather Conservation Centre Grosvenor Chambers Northampton, NN1 2EW 01604719766 ------------------------------ 10.From: Daniela Leonard Posted: Wednesday December 4, 2024 1:31 PM Subject: RE: Asbestos training recommendations Message: Hi Arianne, I cannot give recommendations for the UK, but I can tell you that in the US there are OSHA regulations about working with asbestos and I had to take a specific course to be certified to perform the work, and had a temporary containment built in my studio to protect the space and my employees. The course had nothing to do with cultural heritage-- it was geared towards contractors and their crews. I would be surprised if the UK is more lenient; however, I had to perform a repair on a break. If you are only needing to encapsulate materials that contain asbestos then you probably wouldnt need to work in a containment for that. At least not on this side of the Pond. Good luck!-Daniela -- Daniela LeonardPaintings ConservatorReanda Art Conservation, LLCCHICAGO, IL / (917) 460-6233 ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 12/3/2024 12:18:00 PM From: Arianne Panton Subject: Asbestos training recommendations Dear all, We are looking for recommendations for Asbestos training specific (or particularly relevant) to cultural heritage Ideally we would like an in-person course (in the UK), but welcome any suggestions you have. Thank you! ------------------------------ Arianne Panton Manager of Conservation & Research The Leather Conservation Centre Grosvenor Chambers Northampton, NN1 2EW 01604719766 ------------------------------ 11.From: William Hoffman Posted: Wednesday December 4, 2024 5:09 PM Subject: Ted Mittler and Marcia Liebel 10-week summer 2025 preventive conservation internship at The Mariners' Museum and Park Message: The Mariners' Museum and Park seeks applicants for the Ted Mittler and Marcia Liebel 10-week summer 2025 preventive conservation internship. Placement dates between: May 1st and August 31st Stipend: $7,000.00 Description: This placement will focus on four core functions of preventive conservation: integrated pest management (IPM), emergency response, material testing, and environmental monitoring. This position aims to provide the intern with practical experience in preventive conservation to complement knowledge and skills acquired during the first or second year of graduate school, or facilitate experience in cultural heritage conservation to an applicant interested in pursuing a career in preventive conservation. The intern will work under the direct supervision of Preventive Conservator Adam Novello who is overseen by Director of Conservation and Chief Conservator William Hoffman. Over the course of 10 weeks, the intern will: 1. Support preventive conservation activities, including conducting condition surveys, performing environmental assessments within the museum, and assisting with Integrated Pest Management (IPM) reporting. The intern will also participate in object handling training and emergency response training, utilizing the Incident Command System to develop practical skills for managing collection risks. 2. Contribute to the testing of the long-term stability of materials used in conservation, storage, and display supporting the evaluation of safe and effective materials for collection preservation. 3. Develop and present interpretive materials, including at least one blog post, and a short lecture of 20-30 minutes to be presented at the museum. Application: • Preference will be given to applicants currently enrolled in a graduate program in the conservation of cultural heritage materials. At a minimum, applicants must be in their final year of an undergraduate degree in art history, museum studies, archaeology, or a related discipline. • Please email a letter of intent, Curriculum Vitae, and one letter of recommendation from an instructor familiar with the applicant's work to: [email protected] Application Deadline: January 24, 2024 About the Mariners' Museum and Park: The Mariners' Museum was founded in 1930 with the goals of collecting, preserving, and sharing the world's maritime heritage with the community. Since then, the institution has grown to become the steward of a world-class collection of over 32,000 items, including three dimensional objects, paintings, and art on paper. The museum is also home to a vast maritime library housing over 110,000 volumes and 3 million pieces of archival material. Along with its own holdings, the museum is the repository of nearly 210-tons of artifacts recovered from the wreck site of the American Civil War ironclad USS Monitor. The Mariners' Museum is situated on a 550-acre Park whose trail and lake serve as a beloved community resource. ------------------------------ William Hoffman he/his/him Director of Conservation and Chief Conservator The Mariners' Museum and Park Newport News, Virginia 757-591-7768 ------------------------------ 12.From: Roger Williams Posted: Wednesday December 4, 2024 5:09 PM Subject: Source for large archival heavy-weight paper rolls Message: Hi everyone, Has anyone recently found a source for large (e.g., 60") rolls of archival heavy-weight paper (buffered or non)? It seems the large Archivart rolls are no longer made, and sometimes you just need a massive piece of backing paper. Piecing it together in Providence, Roger ------------------------------ Roger Williams Head of Libraries Conservation Brown University Library Providence RI ------------------------------ You are subscribed to "Global Conservation Forum (ConsDistList)" as [email protected]. 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