在这篇文章中，我认为我会给您一个深层的幕后外观，以看到流程博物馆的工作人员经常承担，但是大多数人看不到：包装旅行对象的内容涉及什么。在这种情况下，该物体是1906年的立顿杯，参加了第一次前往百慕大的海洋比赛。您可能还记得立顿杯是2017年铜门协会年度晚宴的获奖者之一。青铜门协会赞助了Lipton杯的保护，达到30,000.00美元。
It took several months to find a conservator (we chose Conservation Solutions, Inc.) and finalize the contract for the work, which will take most of the money budgeted for the project: $29,290. Once this part of the process was complete our next task was to troubleshoot how to transport the trophy to the CSI. You’ve seen the thing—with all those delicate frilly bits and the crack in the main spindle we couldn’t just wrap it in a little padding and lay it on its side in a box (we’d need another $30,000 to repair the damage that caused!). Unfortunately, we only had $700.00 left in the budget to cover the packing expenses—which is a pittance when it comes to packing art. Creating a customized crate usually costs anywhere from $1,000.00 to $10,000.00 or more depending on the object and its size or complexity. As an example, Peabody Essex Museum just spent $12,281 to crate our克朗普林斯·威廉painting for travel between Newport News, Massachusetts, London and Dundee, Scotland. Granted, the 1906 Lipton Cup isn’t as big, but it gives you an idea of what it costs to crate a complex object.
我检查过我们的库存箱希望to find one to house the trophy but everything was either too big or too small. Obviously a cardboard box wouldn’t cut it so I started looking at my next option—a Pelican case. These cases are great. They are hard plastic and come in a wide variety of sizes and shapes, can be customized in a wide variety of ways, and are designed to handle any sort of abuse you can throw at them. They are expensive, but worth every penny. I found a couple of possibilities and worked with the staff at Pelican and Chris Voll in our exhibit design department to figure out exactly which case would best suit our project. Chris and I settled on a custom Pelican Tower case (AL2221-2814AC) which we would actually use upside down (i.e. the lid serves as the case base).
随着手头上的外壳的内部尺寸，克里斯和我集思广益地设计了一个内部笼子的设计，该笼子将奖杯保持在直立的位置，并支撑碗，以最大程度地减少运输过程中具有脆弱的中央纺锤体骨折的机会。克里斯（Chris）设计了一个两部分的笼子，可以轻松地在杯子周围滑动和安装奖杯的单独平台。除了支持奖杯外，内部笼子还可以在包装和解开包装过程中安全地处理奖杯。
To ensure museum objects are preserved for the future in the best condition possible, museums must be very careful to house objects in materials that won’t cause corrosion or tarnishing or damage to the object’s surface so Chris fabricated the cage from 1/2” exterior-grade sign board. Using this type of board meant we weren’t introducing formaldehyde into the packing case environment (formaldehyde can cause silver to tarnish). To make doubly sure we eliminated as much off-gassing as possible, Chris sealed the board with Camger (a sealant safe for museum applications) and I covered the cage with a layer of Marvelseal 470 (sort of like a sturdy foil). Hopefully, all of these efforts mean we have eliminated the introduction of an abundance of chemicals into the case environment.
My efforts also included stabilizing the winged figure at the top and devising a way to temporarily secure the trophy to its base. I also had to figure out how to prevent the Cup from moving around inside the cage and support the spindle/bowl. For the first two steps I went with the easiest, safest options available—I tied the figure down with Teflon so it couldn’t wiggle around and securely tied the trophy to its base with cotton tape.
Once Chris finished the cage base, I fabricated an Ethafoam mount with Tyvek barrier for the base of the trophy. This mount prevents the trophy from moving from side-to-side in the cage. To stop the trophy from lifting, I installed a set of custom-made tie-downs that run between the trophy and its base that also secure the trophy to the cage base. Normally I use these mounts to tie down ship models so I knew they were a good, safe option for holding down the trophy.
Finally, I created a custom-fitted Ethafoam mount with Tyvek cover to support the bowl and take some of the stress off the cracked spindle. The support includes Velcro straps to hold the two sides of the support together.
除了修改和固定内部泡沫外，我们不必对鹈鹕病例进行任何修改。在第一个测试拟合度中，我们发现笼子和盒泡沫之间的公差非常紧，以至于难以将笼子滑入泡沫支架中。幸运的是，通过将笼子包裹在维京聚乙烯中，可以轻松地修复这种方法，这使得笼子进入和从泡沫填充中滑出得很容易。
All in all, Chris and I spent about $963 and about forty working hours to pack the trophy. This morning, Rachel and Cindi packed the case into the van and headed to Maryland and I’m happy to report it has been safely delivered to the conservators.
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