Caring for Your Cherished Possessions: The Experts' Guide to Cleaning, Preserving, and Protecting Your China, Silver,

by Mary K. Levenstein

Overview

This guide for people who own fine and precious things and want to know how to maintain their beauty and value offers state-of-the-art and traditional preservation and restoration techniques for art objects, furnishings, and textiles. Includes an extensive directory of sources and services. 30 line drawings.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780517882269
Publisher:	Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
Publication date:	09/20/1994
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d)

Editorial Reviews

Levenstein and Biddle have gone through the whole house and give detailed instructions on how to care for virtually every possession in it--metals, photographs, ceramics, glass, rugs, clothing, textiles, quilts, furniture, and artwork. They stress preventative care--if the moths have arrived, it's too late. They cover mildew, stain removal, bleaching, carpet pile, wicker, leather, and bubble gum. There are lists of associations, museums, and conservationists to be contacted for more information, as well as a list of products and places to buy them. Much thought and care has gone into this book--respect and concern for special possessions is evident on each page. Handy to have.-- Patty Miller, New Hampshire Vocational-Technical Coll. Lib., Laconia

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