The next few stages in my project involve creating mounts for the pottery and selecting proper display cases. For this week I searched the web for easy and inexpensive methods to mount ceramic pottery. When displaying ceramics, especially antiquities, it is important to mount them properly. Vibrations caused by outdoor and indoor movement can cause pottery to ‘walk’ or ‘creep’ causing them to bump into other pieces or fall from the shelf. I found numerous websites that offered various mounting techniques. Mounts that damage artifacts (that scratch, chip, leave residue or alter the current form of the pottery) should always be avoided. The most common materials used in mounts are chamois leather and felt. For instance, sheet of chamois leather can be place under ceramics to prevent movement. Gaylord.com sales self-adhesive felt pieces, which are great for padding mounts wherever they touch artifacts to prevent marking and damage. The site also has self-adhesive suede polyethylene (polysuede), which is thinner than felt but offers more padding and grip. Finally, the National Park Service offers easy instructions on how to construct bottom ring supports for pottery and other round based objects.
For next week I need to measure the width of the four pieces to find out how much space is required in the display case(s). Bethany told me that it is my discretion of how many cases I would like to use. Therefore, I also need to evaluate the cases the museum has, and if needed, Bethany will need to purchase one or two.
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