Augerson Art Conservation News

Working with consultant Barbara Appelbaum (of Appelbaum & Himmelstein) and conservation interns, we are helping the Barnum Museum in treating dozens of artifacts that were damaged or soiled during the tornado that hit the museum in June 2010.

Augerson Art Conservation Services is helping the Barnum Museum recover from a tornado that blew out windows and damaged the roof and collection.

We are training interns to help clean dirt from on artifacts.

One of the restrooms was converted into a “wet lab” for cleaning artifacts that could be rinsed with water.

The walls and hand-printed wallpaper, likewise covered with a layer of dirt from the tornado, need cleaning.

Some furniture needs simple repairs. High humidity caused the warping of wood and failure of furniture glue on this table.

Humidity caused mold on Charles Dickens’ coat, here being cleaned.

Mold also had to be removed from Commodore Nutt’s carriage.

Flaking paint, also caused by a high humidity, was stabilized on Tom Thumb’s carriage.

Water-sensitive gilding on two Louis XVI chairs was damaged.

These require much time and effort to properly restore.

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P. O. Box 1512
Millbrook, New York 12545
United States

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Unit 42
196 Rose Street
Edinburgh EH2 4AT

Augerson Art Conservation Services, founded in 1992 and based in New York State, provides specialist care for historic artifacts and works of art in world-class museums and private collections. In 2006, Augerson Art Conservation Services UK was established in Scotland to provide the same services for our clients in the European Union.

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