Posted by Nellie on November 19, 2012, 12:44 am, in reply to "Re: Vladamir tiara"
Thanks mauriz. But these modern day tricks make me wonder how anything at all survives from the pre-plastic olden days.
: --Previous Message-- : --Previous Message-- : I do hope the little plastic bags are : acid-free! : : ================================= : : I'll bet they are not! I have never seen an : acid-free version in the shops here. : : : These plastic bags are used in order to : avoid oxidation of the metal parts. It's : neither necessary that they are acid-free : nor to create a vacuum. They are quite : effective and standard in museum collections : and galleries. : : I'm more surprised to see the tiara and its : pearls and emeralds handled without gloves. :