Robin,

While Bronze plaques are pretty standard over the years they do suffer from the breakdown of the lacquer, the erosion of the blacking for letters and numbers, stains, drip-lines, corrosion, and more. Some people mistakenly polish plaques which just increases their deterioration outdoors. So with bronze you are investing in a maintenance issue in future years.

Cheers!
Dave

David Harvey
Senior Conservator & Museum Consultant
Los Angeles CA  USA
www.cityofangelsconservation.weebly.com

On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 11:13 AM, Robin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

I am looking into the design and costs for creating an outdoor donor recognition plaque and would be interested in hearing about/seeing images of what other museums have used.  Our first thought is a bronze plaque, but I’m wondering if there might be other designs that might be appropriate. This will be used in a formal garden setting and will be affixed to a brick wall. The plaque will need to be able to weather very high humidity and temps from 30 – 110 F.

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Robin H. Gabriel

Executive Director

Kaminski House Museum

Georgetown, SC 29440


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