Thanks, but as I noted for another commenter below, polishing the silver removes a layer of silver, so it is done very judiciously in museums. To keep the tarnish from reoccurring we would need better storage conditions and likely wouldn't be able to put them on display. Most of our building does not provide the climate conditions to prevent tarnishing. If you want to know more, there is a through explanation on the website of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences in Australia: www.maas.museum/app/uploads/2017/02/looking_after_silver.pdf
This was very interesting, I loved it. But if that's a silver tea service in one of the rooms I wish I lived near Geneva so I could volunteer to polish it for you 🤩
Thanks for your comment and the offer to volunteer! We can always use help, but polishing silver is one thing we don't do under normal circumstances. Polishing the silver actually removes a layer of silver, so it is done very judiciously in museums. You must store the polished items properly in order to avoid the tarnish reoccurring. In order to keep our silver items looking new, we wouldn't be able to put them out in our period rooms and in fact, most of our building is not ideal for conserving items like this. If you want to know more, there is a through explanation on the website of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences in Australia: www.maas.museum/app/uploads/2017/02/looking_after_silver.pdf
The intercourse of socializing, dolls that were meant only for older kids ... They certainly looked at life differently back then didn't they? The few Victorian fiction books I read back in my childhood or turn of the century spark my imagination for these times. Sometimes I like looking at the harder lives and sometimes I like at looking at the richer lives
When she wrote what she did in her diary..did she mean that her kids were so bratty that it was inevitable that people would not want to come to visit? lol it seemed like that was what she was saying??
I've taken it to mean that she was a mother of very young children who wanted to restore some social life but was embarrassed because her children would not behave as she expected in front of company. The girls were just 2 and 4 years old. I picture her throwing up her hands despairing of having visitors again. They did have plenty more visitors at the house after this and she eventually had four girls to corral.
I am sorry that you were offended by that. It is not an ideal location for clothing to be stored, but our building is beyond capacity and there are currently very few storage options available to us. The second floor is not open to the public and is normally blocked off. This building is nearly 200 years old and was never intended to be an office, exhibit gallery, or collections storage facility but has to serve as all three. We are in the process of renovating another building to hold excess collections, but it is a long and costly project that will not be complete before next year.
You must have a miserable life Mary Cornejo. What type of person gets upset about something as trivial as clothes hanging at the top of the stairs?!! Cybil's mother...
Nice video. Located in New York. Took me awhile to find that on the website.
Gorgeous silver service set. Needs to be shined up!
Thanks, but as I noted for another commenter below, polishing the silver removes a layer of silver, so it is done very judiciously in museums. To keep the tarnish from reoccurring we would need better storage conditions and likely wouldn't be able to put them on display. Most of our building does not provide the climate conditions to prevent tarnishing. If you want to know more, there is a through explanation on the website of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences in Australia: www.maas.museum/app/uploads/2017/02/looking_after_silver.pdf
This was very interesting, I loved it. But if that's a silver tea service in one of the rooms I wish I lived near Geneva so I could volunteer to polish it for you 🤩
Thanks for your comment and the offer to volunteer! We can always use help, but polishing silver is one thing we don't do under normal circumstances. Polishing the silver actually removes a layer of silver, so it is done very judiciously in museums. You must store the polished items properly in order to avoid the tarnish reoccurring. In order to keep our silver items looking new, we wouldn't be able to put them out in our period rooms and in fact, most of our building is not ideal for conserving items like this. If you want to know more, there is a through explanation on the website of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences in Australia: www.maas.museum/app/uploads/2017/02/looking_after_silver.pdf
Dank Albert!!
Enjoyable video indeed, thank you for sharing this beautiful Victoria Christmas decorations,love from Texas USA💘🌲🎄
The intercourse of socializing, dolls that were meant only for older kids ...
They certainly looked at life differently back then didn't they?
The few Victorian fiction books I read back in my childhood or turn of the century spark my imagination for these times.
Sometimes I like looking at the harder lives and sometimes I like at looking at the richer lives
What state is this? Nobody knows where Geneva is.
We are in Geneva, NY in the Finger Lakes region. To learn more see the links in the description.
When she wrote what she did in her diary..did she mean that her kids were so bratty that it was inevitable that people would not want to come to visit? lol it seemed like that was what she was saying??
I've taken it to mean that she was a mother of very young children who wanted to restore some social life but was embarrassed because her children would not behave as she expected in front of company. The girls were just 2 and 4 years old. I picture her throwing up her hands despairing of having visitors again. They did have plenty more visitors at the house after this and she eventually had four girls to corral.
Love those Victorian carbon monoxide detectors.
Hey, safety first! We don't force visitors to use an outhouse either!
How disrespectful to have Clothes on a Hanging Rack at the Top of the Stairs. I "Clicked Out"
I am sorry that you were offended by that. It is not an ideal location for clothing to be stored, but our building is beyond capacity and there are currently very few storage options available to us. The second floor is not open to the public and is normally blocked off. This building is nearly 200 years old and was never intended to be an office, exhibit gallery, or collections storage facility but has to serve as all three. We are in the process of renovating another building to hold excess collections, but it is a long and costly project that will not be complete before next year.
Ouch. We are all so sad and need therapy now because you "clicked out"
You must have a miserable life Mary Cornejo. What type of person gets upset about something as trivial as clothes hanging at the top of the stairs?!! Cybil's mother...