Wooden Objects, Furniture
American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC)
AIC Wooden Artifacts Group Conservation WIKI a project of the AIC Wooden Artifacts Specialty Group
Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI)
CCI Notes:
The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center
The Care and Preservation of Furniture and Wooden Objects a Preservation Fact Sheet by Clara Deck, Senior Conservator at The Henry Ford
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Connecting to Collections on-line resources for wood
National Park Service
Conserve O Grams:
- 7/1 Cleaning Wood Furniture 1993
- 7/2 Waxing Furniture and Wooden Objects 1993
- 7/3 Protecting Wood with Preservatives and Water Repellants 1993
- 7/4 Upholstered Furniture: Agents of Deterioration 1993
- 7/5 Dusting Wooden Objects 2002
- 7/6 Silicone in Furniture Waxes and Polishes 1993
- 7/7 Emergency Treatment for Water-Soaked Furniture and Wooden Objects 1993
NPS Museum Handbook, Part I - Museum Collections:
- Appendix N: Curatorial Care of Wooden Objects (1.87MB) 2002
Nebraska Educational Telecommunications (NET), Nebraska's PBS and NPR Stations
Smithsonian Institution, Museum Conservation Institute (MCI)
The following are MCI recommendations for care of "Furniture & Wooden Objects:"
- Biological Deterioration & Damage to Furniture & Wooden Objects
- Fundamental Construction Techniques for Furniture & Wooden Objects
- Furniture Care and Handling
- Furniture Conservation Training Program Master Reading List
- Guidelines for Taking Wood Samples from Objects of Antiquity
- Moving, Packing, and Shipping Furniture
- Preserving and Restoring Furniture Coatings
Also, check out MCI's links listed under "Publications" for additional help resources: https://www.si.edu/MCI/english/learn_more/publications/index.html
Texas A&M University, Center for Maritime Archaeology and Conservation, Conservation Research Laboratory
The Laboratory's on-line manual discusses many methodologies for conserving archaeological artifacts recovered from marine environments:
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