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Condition
The Challenges
- The collection was large, with over 3,000 individual pieces of furniture that needed to be catalogued and assessed for potential damage by a conservator.
- With storage across 42 shipping containers, the logistical challenge was to remove all items from their individual containers for conservation assessment, cataloguing and photography, and then return them to their correct location for ongoing storage.
Treatment
Outcomes
- ICS conservators photographed and assessed each piece of furniture. In addition, each item was catalogued and tagged with accession numbers.
- A report was then compiled for ANU to outline the treatment options. This report provided details of each individual piece of furniture, including accession number, current storage location, photographs, and a condition assessment rating. This rating determines the urgency for treatment and includes proposed treatment methodologies.
- The report enabled ANU to utilise the data for nsurance purposes, and prioritise potential treatments based on conservation recommendations.
During treatment - Chairs from the collection photographed in storage
Before treatment
During treatment - Furniture being inspected with shipping container storage visible behind
After treatment
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