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[Before Treatment]

[Before Treatment]

[Before Treatment] Detail Shot

[Before Treatment] Detail Shot

Courtesy of Evan Krape

[Mid-Treatment] Polishing the Silver

[Mid-Treatment] Polishing the Silver

[Mid-Treatment] Polishing the Silver

[Mid-Treatment] Polishing the Silver

[Mid-Treatment] Detail Shot

[Mid-Treatment] Detail Shot

[Mid-Treatment] Comparison

[Mid-Treatment] Comparison

[After Treatment] Details Shot

[After Treatment] Details Shot

Courtesy of Evan Krape

[After Treatment] Details Shot

[After Treatment] Details Shot

Courtesy of Evan Krape

[After Treatment] Details Shot

[After Treatment] Details Shot

Courtesy of Evan Krape

[After Treatment] Details Shot

[After Treatment] Details Shot

Courtesy of Evan Krape

[After Treatment] Sewn in Place

[After Treatment] Sewn in Place

One hundred and thirty seven pieces of miniature silverware, mostly sterling silver, required an inventory of condition and makers marks, research of silversmiths who work in miniature, and polishing by hand, a process which took six hours
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This treatment was highlighted in a blog post jointly-written for Winterthur Museum by Karissa Muratore and I. The post includes a detailed video of our work.

This Page Highlights a Major Component of the Treatment of the Nancy B. McDaniel Dollhouse

Polishing a Miniature 

Silver Dining Set

Made by Numerous Silversmiths

Assembled by Nancy B. McDaniel

Treatment performed at: Winterthur Museum

Overseen by Curator: Debbie Harper

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