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Located at the de Young, the Penny and James Coulter Objects Conservation Center provides for the preservation, conservation and scientific study of all three-dimensional works of art in the FAMSF collections, which total more than three-quarters of the collections out on permanent display. Working with such diverse collections, the conservators must have a strong understanding of a wide range of materials and techniques as well as an awareness of culturally sensitive issues specific to each object.

Objects conservation is staffed by acting head objects conservator Lesley Bone and assistant conservator Alisa Eagleston.

Objects Conservation Photos from Flickr

Objects Conservation<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/famsf/5429034427"> (view photo on flickr.com)</a><br /><span class="description">Objects Conservator Lesley Bone reviewing the condition of objects in storage</span>Objects Conservation<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/famsf/5429034499"> (view photo on flickr.com)</a><br /><span class="description">Conservation Assistant Arielle Hambrecht retrieving an object from storage.</span>Objects Conservation<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/famsf/5429034621"> (view photo on flickr.com)</a><br /><span class="description">Each object has a storage and handling tray with its number, making it safe and easy to retrieve objects from storage.</span>Objects Conservation<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/famsf/5429034539"> (view photo on flickr.com)</a><br /><span class="description">Labeling an object with its unique accession number and barcode number.</span>Objects Conservation<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/famsf/5429034747"> (view photo on flickr.com)</a><br /><span class="description">Dusting an object.</span>Objects Conservation<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/famsf/5429035271"> (view photo on flickr.com)</a><br /><span class="description">Objects Conservation</span>Objects Conservation<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/famsf/5429035739"> (view photo on flickr.com)</a><br /><span class="description">Objects Conservation</span>Objects Conservation<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/famsf/5429641204"> (view photo on flickr.com)</a><br /><span class="description">Microscopic examination in Objects Conservation</span>Objects Conservation<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/famsf/5429036231"> (view photo on flickr.com)</a><br /><span class="description">Objects Conservation</span>Objects Conservation<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/famsf/5429641152"> (view photo on flickr.com)</a><br /><span class="description">Image processing in Objects Conservation</span>FAMSF Conservation<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/famsf/5429648064"> (view photo on flickr.com)</a><br /><span class="description">Analytical space at the de Young with X-Ray equipment</span>FAMSF Conservation<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/famsf/5429043785"> (view photo on flickr.com)</a><br /><span class="description">X-Ray of an object</span>FAMSF Conservation<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/famsf/5429036869"> (view photo on flickr.com)</a><br /><span class="description">Objects Conservator Lesley Bone leading the Q&amp;A session at the Mini-Symposium on Scientific Testing of Art and Textiles, February 11, 2010</span>Objects Conservation<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/famsf/3853165604"> (view photo on flickr.com)</a><br /><span class="description">The mummy of Irethorrou in the de Young's conservation lab.</span>Objects Conservation<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/famsf/3852375973"> (view photo on flickr.com)</a><br /><span class="description"></span>Objects Conservation<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/famsf/3852378121"> (view photo on flickr.com)</a><br /><span class="description">Mummy ready for transport in the de Young's conservation lab, with former head objects conservator Elisabeth Cornu.</span>Objects Conservation<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/famsf/3554442771"> (view photo on flickr.com)</a><br /><span class="description">Lesley Bone, our objects conservator, deinstalling the plate in the morning.</span>Objects Conservation<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/famsf/3555250964"> (view photo on flickr.com)</a><br /><span class="description">The plate waiting for its appointment under the photographer’s lights. Our mount maker quickly soldered together (and painted) the mount this morning (sitting next to the plate). He made the mount specifically for the photo shoot. </span>Objects Conservation<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/famsf/3555250820"> (view photo on flickr.com)</a><br /><span class="description">The plate being carefully installed on the photo table.</span>Objects Conservation<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/famsf/3554442843"> (view photo on flickr.com)</a><br /><span class="description">Joe McDonald, our photographer, adjusting the lights.</span>Objects Conservation<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/famsf/3554442867"> (view photo on flickr.com)</a><br /><span class="description">We use a photography system that allows Joe to view the image on his laptop instantly. Very helpful in terms of getting the shot just right.</span>Objects Conservation<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/famsf/3554442721"> (view photo on flickr.com)</a><br /><span class="description">Our objects conservator, Lesley Bone, and the curator, Kathy Berrin, discuss the upcoming shoot.</span>Objects Conservation<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/famsf/3554442815"> (view photo on flickr.com)</a><br /><span class="description">The Lute under the lights</span>Objects Conservation<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/famsf/3554442755"> (view photo on flickr.com)</a><br /><span class="description">One of the final images on Joe’s laptop.</span>Objects Conservation<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/famsf/5989233202"> (view photo on flickr.com)</a><br /><span class="description">Before treatment (left) and after treatment (right) Louise Nevelson (American, 1900–1988) Ocean Gate, 1982 Aluminum and black paint 145 11/16 x 81 7/8 x 68 1/8 in. Museum purchase, gift of Barbro and Bernard A. Osher, 2002.72a-f <a href="http://deyoung.famsf.org/blog/conserving-louise-nevelson-s-ocean-gate" rel="nofollow">deyoung.famsf.org/blog/conserving-louise-nevelson-s-ocean...</a></span>