Hey Richard,
You may want to check with The National Gallery, London, about
oil-on-copper plate paintings. While at The Frick we borrowed in the early
1990s from them a set of four by Lancret (Times of The
Day) which they specially packed. Since they
have oil-on-wood panel paintings, too, they probably can assist you with
any updated technology in packing them.
Hope this helps somewhat --
Bill Stout
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Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 4:58
PM
Subject: New crate technology
Just so everyone will know, I'm asking this question because I've been
asked to do so.
We are organizing a traveling exhibition and several of the objects are
oil paintings on wooden panel and oil on copper plate. The value of these
objects requires that we indemnify them and I was wondering if there has been
any new crate technology that will create a more stable environment for these
delicate objects? Standard wooden crates can be made stable enough to travel
these objects, but for the sake of indemnification, I wanted to see if anyone
had an alternative to the standard wooden crate. Any suggestions would be
greatly appreciated.
Richard Hinson
Chair,
PACIN