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| + | *The [https://spnhc.biowikifarm.net/wiki/Collection_Storage:_Guidelines_by_Material_Type '''Storage at a Glance'''] chapter in '''''Preventive Conservation: Collection Storage''''' (2019) Elkin and Norris, eds. has an entry on [https://spnhc.biowikifarm.net/w/media/3/3a/CollectionStorage_SAG_Keratin.pdf Keratin] with information relevant to taxidermy. | ||
*[http://www.stashc.com Storage Techniques for Art, Science & History Collections] - (type taxidermy into the site’s search bar) | *[http://www.stashc.com Storage Techniques for Art, Science & History Collections] - (type taxidermy into the site’s search bar) | ||
| − | *[http://cool.conservation-us.org/waac/wn/wn14/wn14-2/wn14-205.html Storage Methods for Taxidermy Specimens, 1992. WAAC Newsletter, Vol. 14:2] | + | *[http://cool.conservation-us.org/waac/wn/wn14/wn14-2/wn14-205.html Storage Methods for Taxidermy Specimens, 1992. WAAC Newsletter, Vol. 14:2] |
===Stabilization & Restoration of Taxidermy=== | ===Stabilization & Restoration of Taxidermy=== | ||
Revision as of 03:18, 10 September 2019
Contents
Statement of Purpose
These links and documents contain information about the care and preservation of skin and taxidermy collections. There is a wealth of information on this topic already written, much of which is available online. The Highlighted Taxidermy and Skins
Contributors
Rachael Perkins Arenstein, Eugenie Milroy, George Dante
Links
Highlighted Resources
History of Taxidermy
Taxidermy Storage
- The Storage at a Glance chapter in Preventive Conservation: Collection Storage (2019) Elkin and Norris, eds. has an entry on Keratin with information relevant to taxidermy.
- Storage Techniques for Art, Science & History Collections - (type taxidermy into the site’s search bar)
- Storage Methods for Taxidermy Specimens, 1992. WAAC Newsletter, Vol. 14:2
Stabilization & Restoration of Taxidermy
- Nieuwenhuizen, Linda, 1998. Synthetic Fill Materials for Skin, Leather, and Furs. Journal of the American Institute for Conservation (JAIC), Vol. 37, 1:10
- Ritchie, F., J. Thornton, and A. Shugar, October 2012. When Modern Materials Fail: Rehabilitation of a Taxidermy Orangutan from the Buffalo Museum of Science. ICOM-CC Natural History Collections Working Group Newsletter, Issue No. 17.
Taxidermy & Pest Control
- Connecting to Collections Care Webinars
- Goldberg, Lisa. 1996. A History of Pest Control Measures in the Anthropology Collections, National Museum Of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Journal of the American Institute for Conservation (JAIC),Vol. 35, 1:3.
- Canadian Museum of Nature Blog, No Food, No Drink, No Pests
- UK Museum Curator’s blog
Taxidermy & Disaster Recovery
- Wet Recovery of Taxidermy, National Center for Preservation Technology and Training webinar, July 16, 2018
- Museum SOS: Case study of the Lundy Collection of taxidermy animal trophies
- American Institute for Conservation Wiki
- Spafford-Ricci, Sarah & Fiona Graham. The Fire at The Royal Saskatchewan Museum, Part 2: Removal Of Soot From Artifacts And Recovery Of The Building. Journal of the American Institute for Conservation (JAIC), Volume 39, 1:3.
Health & Safety
- AIC Wiki, Pesticide Residues and Staff Protection
- Arsenic test strips
- Test method adapted from Odegaard, N., Carroll, S. and Zimtt, W.S., Material Characterization Tests for Objects of Art 2nd Edition, Archetype Books, 2007.
