[NHCOLL-L:3013] RE: Conservation of Blaschka glass models

[Rachael Arenstein]

Although the Harvard Glass Flowers seem to be different it might be worth 
contacting Scott Fulton at the Peabody who has helped oversee their 
treatment.  The 'king' of glass conservation is Stephen Koob who is at the 
Corning Museum of Glass.  He might know of someone with a specialty in glass 
conservation in your area and is always a great resource.  Please contact me 
off-list if you'd like their contact information.

Best of luck,
Rachael Arenstein



>From: "Jessica Theodor" <jtheodor at gmail.com>
>Reply-To: jtheodor at gmail.com
>To: NHCOLL-L at lists.yale.edu
>Subject: [NHCOLL-L:3012] Conservation of Blaschka glass models
>Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 15:49:24 -0600
>
>Dear colleagues,
>
>Some of you may remember my post last year about glass models of
>marine invertebrates from an orphaned collection. Thanks to your
>responses, we were able to move the specimens with almost no breakage
>(I have photos of how we 'packed' them for transport, if anyone needs
>that information )and we have about 150 of them now, in varying
>condition. However, we are now in need of a glass conservator,
>preferably one with experience with the Blaschka marine invertebrate
>models (the Harvard glass flower collection is somewhat different in
>composition and from what I understand, has different conservation
>needs). If anyone, particularly from collections that have these
>models, has any recommendations, please contact me off-list.
>Jessica Theodor
>Assistant Curator, Geology
>Illinois State Museum
>