Connecting to Collections Care

In case you missed last week's silver webinar and find caring for silver objects daunting, read on! Connecting to Collections Care is a valuable resource with a breadth of archived webinars on important topics related to collections care, and also a very active community monitored by conservators for all of your collection care questions. 

How can you recognize if your silver object is sterling, silver-plated, or another white metal/metal alloy entirely?  How often and with what cleaning materials should silver objects be/not be cleaned? Should you coat or not coat your object? To answer these questions and more see the archived September C2C Care webinar "Silver Secrets Practical Preservation for Small and Mid-sized Collections" with Ingrid Neuman, Senior Conservator, RISD Museum. Ingrid offers a wealth of practical information about care, storage, and display of silver objects. She emphasizes the importance of understanding artistic intention and cultural considerations in care decisions. Resources, presentation, and webinar recording can be found here: https://connectingtocollections.org/event/silver-secrets-practical-preservation-for-small-and-mid-sized-collections/

The C2C Care archives also includes these webinars on related or intersecting topics: 

Care of Metal Objects – Connecting to Collections Care

C2C Care Course: Cleaning the Museum Without Damage – Connecting to Collections Care

Care of Tin-Mercury Amalgam Mirrors – Connecting to Collections Care

Old Wives Tales and Urban Legends Ask a Conservator Day – Connecting to Collections Care

 

Check us out if you haven't already, https://connectingtocollections.org !

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Stephanie Hornbeck

C2C Care Advisory Group Member

National Preservation Program Officer

Presidential Libraries & Museums

National Archives and Records Administration

College Park, MD