AUTHOR INFORMATION

JULIE A. REILLY received a B.A. in anthropology from Towson State University and an M.A. in anthropology from the George Washington University where she studied applied sciences and instrumental analysis and completed a series of graduate conservation courses. She completed internships and worked as a contract conservator at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. She worked as an archaeological conservator for the National Park Service and is Objects Conservator for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. She is responsible for the treatment of 17th-20th century decorative arts, folk art, metal and archaeological objects and the administration of the Historic Area Conservation Technician Monitoring Program. Address: Department of Conservation, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, P.O. Box C, Williamsburg, Va. 23187.