APPENDIX

1 APPENDIX

Miscellaneous Properties of Celluloid

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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 archaeological conservator for the National Park Service and as objects conservator for the Colonial Willamsburg Foundation. She is currently working as objects conservator for the H. F. duPont Winterthur Museum and as adjunct professor in the University of Delaware/Winterthur Art Conservation Program. Address: Conservation Division, Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, Delaware 19735.