Adrienne,
Perfect! This is just what I was
looking for. Thank you so much!
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storage racks for paintings on the cheap
Meghan,
A few months ago Conservator Marc A.
Williams posted some really helpful recommendations on wood sealing to this
listserv. He was generous enough to allow us to repost his advice on our
blog. Hope you find this link helpful. http://collectionsconversations.wordpress.com/2011/10/11/sealing-wooden-storage-equipment/
Best regards,
Adrienne Berney
NC Connecting to Collections.
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Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012
11:58 AM
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Building
storage racks for paintings on the cheap
Hello All,
My institution is currently planning out a storage area for
our collection of 500+ paintings. We are a small not for profit museum so
we are building the racks with volunteer labor and are looking to do it cheaply
enough without endangering the collection.
The volunteer is planning on building with oriented strand
board (OSB), however I looked it up and found that it emits low levels of
formaldehyde. The wood has already been ordered unfortunately.
My question is: is there anything the wood can be
coated with to nullify any dangers? What are the effects of formaldehyde on
paintings? Does anyone have any other relevant info? Are we better off just
canceling the order and getting a different kind of wood? What kind is
the safest?
Thanks!
Meghan Molloy
Curator at CCHS
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