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Stripping the Land Bare – Framing and Glazing of William Smith’s 1815 Geological Map of England and Wales

In the first instalment of Stripping the Land Bare, we described the recent conservation and restoration of William Smith’s 1815 geological map of England and Wales “A DELINEATION of the STRATA of ENGLAND and WALES with part of SCOTLAND; exhibiting the COLLIERIES and MINES; the MARSHES and FEN LANDS ORIGINALLY...

By Nicholas Burnett, Director, Museum Conservation Services Ltd; Ken McNamara, Director, Sedgwick Museum, University of Cambridge; Sarah Finney, Conservator, Sedgwick Museum, University of Cambridge

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Stripping the Land Bare – Conservation and Restoration of William Smith’s 1815 Geological Map of England and Wales

On August 1st, 1815 arguably the most important map ever produced in the United Kingdom was published. It proudly announced itself to the world as “A DELINEATION of the STRATA of ENGLAND and WALES with part of SCOTLAND; exhibiting the COLLIERIES and MINES; the MARSHES and FEN LANDS ORIGINALLY OVERFLOWED...

By Nicholas Burnett, Director, Museum Conservation Services Ltd, Ken McNamara, Director, Sedgwick Museum, University of Cambridge, Sarah Finney, Conservator, Sedgwick Museum, University of Cambridge

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Innovations in Sealed Packages: Hugh Phibbs’ Presentation Crib Sheet

Included within the document link below are notes from Hugh Phibbs talk, “Reconsiderations; enclosing to create a better preservation environment” at the Innovations in Sealed Packages event hosted by Tru Vue and John Jones, June 2015.   At this event, and the museum and gallery visits arranged by Tru Vue...

By Hugh Phibbs, preservation consultant, and Dr. Jennifer Booth, Tru Vue Fine Art and Museum Business Manager

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Protecting Framed Works From Heat and Smoke

Thankfully, fire is rarely seen in institutions that preserve our cultural treasures. Museums, archives and libraries are designed and operated to have minimal fire load. They also are monitored with utmost care. Unfortunately, private collections may not take the same precautions and there also are dramatic exceptions to this in...

By Hugh Phibbs, Preservation Consultant & April Hann Lanford, Vice President of Client Services at The Conservation Center

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