Graham Key: Conservation & Restoration

Conservation and collections care consultancy for the heritage sector and private clients. Based in Doncaster, S.Yorks. I post about all aspects of my work.😎

[Graham Key: Conservation & Restoration @GrahamKeyCR]

Recently conserved object from Northampton Museums (on loan from Sulgrave Manor). Attributed to an ancestor of President George Washington. This 1650 work required work to the slip frame and mount.
#embroidery
#northamptomuseum
#sulgravemanor
#georgewashington

[Graham Key: Conservation & Restoration @GrahamKeyCR]

@BarrieCrampton No.

[Graham Key: Conservation & Restoration @GrahamKeyCR]

@BarrieCrampton Not normally, but this is a BZ4x, so yes.

[Graham Key: Conservation & Restoration @GrahamKeyCR]

Carved head conservation for Experience Barnsley. Treatments were removal of modern mortar and cleaning using biocide to remove algae and lichen. What are your thoughts on age. Mediaeval, post mediaeval or more modern ?
#carvedstone
#conservation
#experiencebarnsley
#museums

[Graham Key: Conservation & Restoration @GrahamKeyCR]

@TrevorScottReal Why does it say Robotaxi and not Cybercab. Are they still legally trying to get the name ?

[Graham Key: Conservation & Restoration @GrahamKeyCR]

More training for Experience Barnsley (Barnsley Museums Heritage Trust). Labelling and marking of museum objects. What material are you marking ? Which method is suitable ? Great results here on the sample objects ! 👍
#objectlabelling
#conservation
#experiencebarnsley
#museums

[Graham Key: Conservation & Restoration @GrahamKeyCR]

Training session in washing museum textiles at Experience Barnsley today. Staff and volunteers and they all got their hands wet during the washing session. The military grade fans certainly did the trick during drying ! 👍👍👍
#textiles
#conservation
#experiencebarnsley
#museums

[Graham Key: Conservation & Restoration @GrahamKeyCR]

@BarrieCrampton Why ?

[Graham Key: Conservation & Restoration @GrahamKeyCR]

More breakdown of the original animal glue than anticipated. But as this object was not structurally sound, joints and splits were re-bonded with conservation grade adhesive after careful deconstruction. 👍
#candlebox
#conservation
#heritagedoncaster
#museums

[Graham Key: Conservation & Restoration @GrahamKeyCR]

Great day at the Museum Development Midlands 'The Material Lives of Objects: A Symposium on Collections Care' hosted by University of Lincoln.
Talks and tour of the conservation labs. Encouraging and insightful day. 👍👍👍

#universityoflincoln
#museumdevelopmentmidlands

[Graham Key: Conservation & Restoration @GrahamKeyCR]

Consolidation and reconstruction of a Roman hobnail shoe (caliga) soil 🤔 cast. All parts were reconstructed using acryloid adhesive after first being consolidated with four coats of a water based acrylic consolidant.

#caligae
#conservation
#Romans
#museums

[Graham Key: Conservation & Restoration @GrahamKeyCR]

@BarrieCrampton That's what warranties are for.

[Graham Key: Conservation & Restoration @GrahamKeyCR]

Another item returned to Heritage Doncaster. This local map of Owston Fields (1724) had various old repairs. Now cleaned, repaired and encapsulated, this can be accessed by the public in Doncaster's archives. 👍👍👍

#heritagedoncaster
#conservation
#maps
#museums

[Graham Key: Conservation & Restoration @GrahamKeyCR]

Fantastic trip to see and contribute to the conservation of sea charts at the UK Hydrographic Office in Taunton. Credit for Andy and Antoninas's time in the lab and manager Andrew Leitch and Antonina for allowing me to be on site. 👍

#ukhydrographicoffice
#paperconservation

[Graham Key: Conservation & Restoration @GrahamKeyCR]

I highly recommend this book for anyone who is new to integrated pest management, or wants a refresh. Can you identify your Australian Carpet Beetle ? Will the termite 'Reticulitermes' be a threat ? 👍👍👍
#integratedpestmanagement
#conservation
#collectionscare
#pestsinmuseums

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@Mishi_2210 @InterestingSci1 1050

[Graham Key: Conservation & Restoration @GrahamKeyCR]

This two page will document was quite fragile and needed re-constructing and re-lining. It was humidified, flattened and then re-lined and left to dry. Final stage was to encapsulated it in a new in polyester sleeve. 👍👍👍

#archives
#conservation
#collectionscare
#encapsulation

[Graham Key: Conservation & Restoration @GrahamKeyCR]

Ouabaine is a plant based toxin from East Africa used as an arrow poison. It was then later adapted to cure hypotension and heart arrhythmias.
Also used by the African Crested Rat also uses it as defense from predators.
#ouabain
#conservation
#collectionscare
#africancrestedrat

[Graham Key: Conservation & Restoration @GrahamKeyCR]

So privileged to have been able to conserve a group of objects by local Doncaster hero Charles Smith, including his George Cross. The medal was awarded to Smith for his heroism during a roof collapse at the Askern Colliery.
#dglam
#conservation
#museums
#georgecross