How would you then mark glass so that it is reversible?
Thanks.

Beau Harris




> Best practice for archaeology collections, along with decorative arts
> collections that I've worked on in Maryland, Massachusetts and Virginia
> would be to put a barrier of B-72 down, write the number with actinic ink
> or
> something similar and then coat with B-72...this way, indeed the numbering
> is reversible...marking directly on the object will allow the ink to
> settle
> into the object surface...the only think I might mark without B-72 would
> be
> glass...
> Jessica Neuwirth
>
>
>
>
> On Jan 25, 2008 3:17 PM, George Harris <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>> I am wondering what the best practice way to mark an object number on a
>> horn or bone is.  Our museum has a large natural history collection as
>> well as local history and ethongraphic collections.  We primarily are
>> not
>> a reserch institution, instead we focus on education.  Many of our
>> collections, including the much of natural history collections, was
>> given
>> to the museum by the museum's founder.  There is a difference of opinion
>> among staff on this subject.  One person says that it is alright to
>> permanently mark object identification numbers directly with permanent
>> ink
>> on horn and bone objects and cites another museum where she works.
>> Someone else says that according to museum best practice standards a
>> barrier of B-72 or B-76 must be put down first to make it reversable and
>> protect the objects.  The object numbers in question are not collector
>> numbers, site numbers, or refering to anything before the objects came
>> to
>> the museum.  They are numbers assigned by the museum to help keep track
>> of
>> the objects.  They do not even refer uniquely to the single object, they
>> are numbers that were given in the past that refer to the species.  An
>> accession number is going to be assigned in the near future that will
>> also
>> need to be put on the object.  There also are no holes or areas where a
>> tag can easily be affixed.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Beau Harris
>>
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