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Cavity Mounts For Safe Storage & Handling

Learn about creating cavity mounts for safe storage and handling of delicate items. Amy Davidson, from the American Museum of Natural History, shares tips on making secure and archival cavity mounts using a variety of materials and techniques.

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Cavity Mounts For Safe Storage & Handling

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  1. Cavity Mounts For Safe Storage & Handling Amy Davidson American Museum of Natural History

  2. cavity mount

  3. matrix “handle” thumbnailreference photos

  4. correct depth access for fingers to pick up archival label thumbnail photos

  5. crushing and rubbing to soften smooth side up

  6. mylar film sleeve inserting a label

  7. Examples of other cavity mounts

  8. paper labels ink label

  9. batting Tyvek cut

  10. trace cut top cut side

  11. padded tray

  12. acknowlegements • Many thanks to Fred Mullison of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences who in 1995 showed me his beautiful cavity mounts created for their historic Thomas Jefferson Mastodon, which were a revelation and an inspiration. • Thanks also to Lisa Kronthal Elkin, Director of Conservation, Natural Science Collections, AMNH for reviewing my cavity mount designs, suggesting the thumbnail photos and for sharing designs and techniques she developed to create cavity mounts to house the AMNH wasp nest collection. • Thanks to my colleague Carl Mehling for sharing his creativity and techniques.

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