I am writing on behalf of a colleague - Alison Walster.

Sheffield City Museum is about to undertake a Condition Report of its
Archaeological, Ethnographic and Numismatic collections. There are
about half a million objects in these collections.  The findings
of this Conservation Audit will inform a new Conservation Policy for
the museum. Can anyone recommend a sampling method as it will be
impossible to check all the objects? Articles by Suzanne Keene have
been helpful but comments or anecdotes from the list about experiences
of condition checking and sampling would be greatly appreciated.

Can anyone suggest a useful source for guidelines on writing
conservation policies?

Many thanks in advance.

Rachel Reynolds
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Please reply to the list and I can pass messages on or to my
colleague directly:

Alison Walster,
Archaeological Conservator,
Sheffield City Museum,
Weston Park,
Sheffield,
S10 2TP
Tel: 0114 2768588