• This Valentine’s Day postcard is part of the “Mischievous Cupids” series manufactured by Raphael Tuck & Sons, a popular stationery company during the late 19th/early 20th centuries. Founded in 1866 as a picture shop in London, Tuck expanded by entering the publishing market a few years later. The company’s success can be attributed to the sale of greeting and postcards. Their design competitions and collectible series bolstered the postcard boom of the early 20th century and popularized the tradition of exchanging seasonal greeting cards.    This card was printed using chromolithography, a planographic process that forms images via irregular stippling. It was mailed without a return address to Miss Mabel Stokes in Morrisville PA from an unnamed sender in Trenton NJ. It was postmarked on Valentine’s Day 1914, but having a very short journey, was likely only minimally late reaching Mabel.    #valentinesday #cupid #chromolithography #chromolithograph #postcard
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    This Valentine’s Day postcard is part of the “Mischievous Cupids” series manufactured by Raphael Tuck & Sons, a popular stationery company during the late 19th/early 20th centuries. Founded in 1866 as a picture shop in London, Tuck expanded by entering the publishing market a few years later. The company’s success can be attributed to the sale of greeting and postcards. Their design competitions and collectible series bolstered the postcard boom of the early 20th century and popularized the tradition of exchanging seasonal greeting cards.    This card was printed using chromolithography, a planographic process that forms images via irregular stippling. It was mailed without a return address to Miss Mabel Stokes in Morrisville PA from an unnamed sender in Trenton NJ. It was postmarked on Valentine’s Day 1914, but having a very short journey, was likely only minimally late reaching Mabel.    #valentinesday #cupid #chromolithography #chromolithograph #postcard
  • Join us via Zoom on February 19th from 2-3pm EST for a webinar on Energy Monitoring for Cultural Heritage Institutions.     IPI’s Chris Cameron and Kelly Krish will discuss energy use in collecting institutions, and both passive and active ways to reduce it. Martin Schooping from the Golisano Institute for Sustainability at @rittigers will talk about different strategies for energy monitoring and how to evaluate the subsequent data. Samantha Owens and Stephen Carrick from @glenstonemuseum will then present a case study of how they have successfully implemented and used energy monitoring at their institution to inform sustainability goals and make changes. This webinar is funded by an Education and Training grant from @nehgov; there is no registration fee.    Visit https://rit.zoom.us/webinar/register/5116117759380/WN_v1HVF-00QTqX6uNiUCWbLA or link in bio to register.    #sustainablepreservation #sustainability #energymonitoring #collections #museums #libraries #archives #preservation #onlinelearning
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    Join us via Zoom on February 19th from 2-3pm EST for a webinar on Energy Monitoring for Cultural Heritage Institutions.     IPI’s Chris Cameron and Kelly Krish will discuss energy use in collecting institutions, and both passive and active ways to reduce it. Martin Schooping from the Golisano Institute for Sustainability at @rittigers will talk about different strategies for energy monitoring and how to evaluate the subsequent data. Samantha Owens and Stephen Carrick from @glenstonemuseum will then present a case study of how they have successfully implemented and used energy monitoring at their institution to inform sustainability goals and make changes. This webinar is funded by an Education and Training grant from @nehgov; there is no registration fee.    Visit https://rit.zoom.us/webinar/register/5116117759380/WN_v1HVF-00QTqX6uNiUCWbLA or link in bio to register.    #sustainablepreservation #sustainability #energymonitoring #collections #museums #libraries #archives #preservation #onlinelearning
  • After 26 years at IPI, Jean-Louis Bigourdan officially retired at the end of January. That same week he was awarded the honorary title of Research Scientist Emeritus at RIT, in recognition of his dedication to the field and IPI, his research contributions, and the generous manner in which he conducted his work. We congratulate Jean-Louis on both his retirement and well-deserved Emeritus honor!
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    After 26 years at IPI, Jean-Louis Bigourdan officially retired at the end of January. That same week he was awarded the honorary title of Research Scientist Emeritus at RIT, in recognition of his dedication to the field and IPI, his research contributions, and the generous manner in which he conducted his work. We congratulate Jean-Louis on both his retirement and well-deserved Emeritus honor!
  • This week, Al Carver-Kubik and Jae Gutierrez gave a virtual tour of IPI and taught @ud_artconservation first-year graduate students a methodology for photographic process identification using Graphics Atlas. It was a treat to connect with the talented and enthusiastic students via zoom and contribute to their fundamental training in photographic preservation.    #artconservation #wudpac #wudpac2023 #graphicsatlas #photographicpreservation #preservation
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    This week, Al Carver-Kubik and Jae Gutierrez gave a virtual tour of IPI and taught @ud_artconservation first-year graduate students a methodology for photographic process identification using Graphics Atlas. It was a treat to connect with the talented and enthusiastic students via zoom and contribute to their fundamental training in photographic preservation.    #artconservation #wudpac #wudpac2023 #graphicsatlas #photographicpreservation #preservation