Washington Conservation Guild

WCG presents the Sixth Meeting of the 2014/2015 Season

Please join us February 5, 2015 for the presentation:

"'I Gave Gold for Iron': How Cast Iron Jewelry Became All the Rage
    and How to Turn a Cannon into a Necklace"

The Industrial Revolution was in its infancy in the early nineteenth
century in Germany, but iron foundries were producing a wide range
of objects from arms to cookware.  When Napoleon's forces occupied
Berlin, the women of Prussia were encouraged to turn in their gold
jewelry to finance their liberation.  They received a cast iron
charm in return that was worn with pride.  Soon, intricate and
delicate cast iron jewelry became the fashion, but this craze was
only possible due to the expert skill of foundry workers.  The
Harvard Art Museums and the Birmingham Museum of Art have fine
examples of these objects, and through examination, analysis, and
casting tests, their composition and fabrication methods have been
explored.

Diana Galante is an objects conservator at the National Museum of
American History.  She conducted her study of cast iron jewelry as a
Fellow at the Harvard Art Museums.

The meeting will be held at the Northeast Neighborhood Library
Meeting room
330 7th Street NE
Washington DC 20002

5 pm - 6 pm    Reception
6 pm - 7 pm    Speaker

The reception and meeting will be held in the Meeting Room on the
lower level of the library.  The main entrance is the 7th Street
Entrance. Tell the Reference Librarian that you are attending the
WCG event and they will direct you to the Meeting Room.

Transportation: Union Station on the Red Line is the closest Metro
Stop/ Limited Street Parking is Available

This event is free to WCG members, $5 for guests and non-members.

For more information about this meeting or WCG, please visit

    <URL:http://washingtonconservationguild.org>

Justine Posluszny Bello
Senior Conservator
Conservation Solutions, Inc.


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