RE: New crate technology

["Kelly, Kevin" <kkelly@ngi.ie>]

Hi Richard

 

We recently sent a Fra Angelico wood panel to New York and it has now returned to our gallery safe and well. We ordered a crate to our own spec from Kent Services in the UK. It was made from wood with an aluminum outer shell. We felt that it was necessary to remove one layer of the inner foam near to the outer shell and replace it with a layer of polystyrene for extra insulation.

 

 

Regards Kevin Kelly

 

National Gallery of Ireland

 

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From: pacinlist-bounces@pacin.org [mailto:pacinlist-bounces@pacin.org] On Behalf Of Hinson, Richard
Sent: 23 March 2006 21:59
To: pacinlist@pacin.org
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

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