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  • 1.  Marble storage

    Posted 02-27-2023 12:38

    Hello! 

    I am pretty new to collections management, and my job just got a couple of small-ish marble sculptures. I was wondering if there is any conventional wisdom on how to store marble in terms of type of container or anything like that. 



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    Sara Tideman
    Folk Art Collection Specialist
    Delaware State Parks
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  • 2.  RE: Marble storage

    Posted 02-28-2023 10:10

    We store ours on covered pallet rack storage. We got them on sale from the state. We prepped the wire rack with a layer of cardboard and a layer of poly. To help keep the dust level low, I went through and covered the entire pallet rack with sheets, held up with magnets. 



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    Megan Hansen
    Curator of Collections
    Mead Museum
    Yankton County Historical Society
    Yankton, South Dakota
    research@meadbuilding.org
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  • 3.  RE: Marble storage

    Posted 02-28-2023 17:40

    Hi Sara,

    Hi Sara,
    Thank you for posting this question to the community. This is not a topic I'm conversant in, but the Getty has a reference on preservation of marble. See https://www.getty.edu/publications/resources/virtuallibrary/0892360038.pdf
    It notes that marble is porous and that surface grime can adhere easily, even via static electricity. That fact is certainly a good reason to cover these with a material that doesn't encourage static cling. 
    If you'd like more information, I'd be happy to contact a C2C expert for more specific recommendations. Do you have more information you'd like to share about the objects?

    Karen Jones
    Connecting to Collections Care Monitor


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    Karen Jones
    Book and Paper Conservator
    Freelance/Private Practice/Self-employed/Independent
    Denver CO
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