Decorative Art Objects Laboratory

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This kiln, which is one of the most important and valued objects in the collection at Jamestown, is cleaned and stabilized.

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Conservator carefully removes rust from a bicycle from Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park.

Treatments from this lab can be innovative and often use new technology and materials to repair and compensate for losses in artifacts. This laboratory treats decorative arts and historic objects including glass, ceramics, stone, metal, and ivory as well as composites including gilded pieces. The lab has treated rare firearms, porcelains which belonged to Robert E. Lee, and Bartholdi’s original plaster model of the Statue of Liberty.

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