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Cavity Mounts For Safe Storage & Handling
Amy Davidson
American Museum of Natural History
cavity mount
thumbnail reference photos
matrix “handle”
access for fingers to pick up archival label thumbnail photos
correct depth
crushing and rubbing to soften
smooth side up
inserting a label
mylar film sleeve
Examples of other cavity mounts
paper labels
ink label
cut batting Tyvek
trace
cut top
cut side
padded tray
acknowlegements
• Many thanks to Fred Mullison of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences who in 1995 showed me his beautiful cavity mounts created for their historic Thomas Jefferson Mastodon, which were a revelation and an inspiration.
• Thanks also to Lisa Kronthal Elkin, Director of Conservation, Natural Science Collections, AMNH for reviewing my cavity mount designs, suggesting the thumbnail photos and for sharing designs and techniques she developed to create cavity mounts to house the AMNH wasp nest collection.
• Thanks to my colleague Carl Mehling for sharing his creativity and techniques.
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