A Boss worth Battling for!
MA Conservation Studies student Carola, who specialises in Metalwork, considers how best to preserve a heavily corroded shield boss belonging to Worthing Museum.
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Conservation of a Nuremberg Iron Casket – What to do after ‘an incident’
This iron casket needed to be treated following an unfortunate incident in water, which caused it to develop a coating of rust. Graduate Diploma Conservation Studies student Carola discusses the condition and treatment of the object in this blog post.
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Epoxy and Elephants: An Adhesive Adventure
Kate Jennings on adhesion, cohesion, and repairing a lead elephant.
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Alumna Dorothy Cheng completes an internship in New York
Dorothy Cheng, who graduated from West Dean College's Metalwork Conservation MA last year, is on a 10-week internship with the New York City parks department's Citywide Monuments Conservation Program.
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