Care and Preservation
Storing Antique Textiles Against Moths and Damp
More antique textiles are lost to bad storage than to wear, because fabric left in the wrong conditions is quietly destroyed by...
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Cleaning methods, display lighting, humidity control and what your insurer actually needs to know about a collection.
Care and Preservation
More antique textiles are lost to bad storage than to wear, because fabric left in the wrong conditions is quietly destroyed by...
Care and Preservation
A beaded 1920s evening dress that had been hung on a wire hanger for perhaps fifteen years came across my work table a few...
Care and Preservation
I spent five years working as a cabinet restorer before I moved into writing, and one of the odd things about that job was how...
Care and Preservation
I write about six valuation letters a year for clients who need their antiques scheduled on insurance policies, and the process...
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I have a small collection of antique maps of Yorkshire hanging on the walls of my study.
Care and Preservation
Antique garden ornaments present a preservation challenge unlike any indoor antique, because they were made to live outdoors...