Ultimately, it adds to the provenance, so it’s easier to track and verify many years from now. It’s different than some kid finding it on the playground, and etching his initials in it with a protractor.
Yeah, sometimes they apply a clear (removable) coating to the surface first and then write on it.
Other times it’s just low-acid inks (or extremely soft-graphite pencil) applied directly to the surface. It’s only painted objects that they really can’t do that with.
Should I be surprised that it looks like they directly wrote information on it? (E1100P?)
I’m just a little surprised the museum would do that. Special ink maybe?
Ultimately, it adds to the provenance, so it’s easier to track and verify many years from now. It’s different than some kid finding it on the playground, and etching his initials in it with a protractor.
Yeah, sometimes they apply a clear (removable) coating to the surface first and then write on it.
Other times it’s just low-acid inks (or extremely soft-graphite pencil) applied directly to the surface. It’s only painted objects that they really can’t do that with.