Hi Carrie-

This is exactly what we do.
Reports from the conservators are exquisitely detailed and usually
accompanied by
Photos documentation, before and after treatment.

I usually note on the Catalogue Sheet when and where conservation took
place, and or any other important change to an object.

    Hope you are enjoying SLC.

    -Susanne

Susanne Lambert
Collections Manager/Registrar
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art
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-----Original Message-----
From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
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Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 4:09 PM
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Subject: Re: Recording Conservation info.

Hi Carrie,
I guess I'm not clear on your definition of conservation.  We always
tell the public that we do not do conservation treatments on artifacts
and leave it to the professionals- the conservators.  A conservator
should provide you with a very detailed report including photographic
documentation of before and after treatment.  (If they don't, you should
find another conservator).  We simply file this report in the object's
accession file.  We supplement this by doing our own condition report
before it goes to the conservator for treatment and then update the
report after it has been treated.  We also file this condition report in
the object's accession file.
If you are talking about stabilization or minor cleaning or preventive
conservation (such as building a supportive storage mount or reframing a
print into an acid-free mat) that you do, I would suggest a before and
after condition report that is filed in the object's accession file.  I
hope that this helps and that I am understanding your question
correctly.
Sincerely,
David Ryan
Registrar
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
www.cspm.org

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