More about the watch: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/194113 More about the hathphul: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/450394 More about the pocket watch: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/194007 Met's Object Conservation Department: www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/conservation-and-scientific-research/objects-conservation Art Preservation Hidden in Plain Sight: ua-cam.com/video/yf48x0EN-ls/v-deo.html This Wood-Turned Cup Is Actually 74 Cups! ua-cam.com/video/xhzZkD6gytg/v-deo.html What Museums Don’t Want You to Notice: ua-cam.com/video/u_-oUvv28dE/v-deo.html Adam Savage Tours the @metmuseum 's Workshop: ua-cam.com/video/GTZXkdlDpyo/v-deo.html What's Special About This @metmuseum Mount? ua-cam.com/video/e-hqTkOHdNg/v-deo.html This Ancient Mace Hides a Big Surprise: ua-cam.com/video/mrMdYFJ0fqA/v-deo.html Adam Savage Meets Real Armored Gauntlets: ua-cam.com/video/59-9PlB-F1Y/v-deo.html Adam Savage Meets Real Ancient Swords: ua-cam.com/video/wJypHnsEn8o/v-deo.html More Met videos: ua-cam.com/play/PLJtitKU0CAeiUv8endzt93QO2_T96n_xe.html
So love that the maker is entrusted enough as an artisan that once the initial meetings regarding requirements have concluded the first time everyone gets to see the finished product is in the gallery day of installation.
It also feels like: "they get to see it on the day of the installation" is very strategic. It guarantees that no changes are possible after the build. We all know what clients are like.
Thank you for showcasing these hidden works of engineering art! So easy to miss (that's the point, ) unless you're looking for them. It will change how I look at exhibits.
I love this series of videos. I’m fascinated by all the work done around us that is supposed to go unnoticed but needs to be there to make things work.
as someone who works at the Met but rarely has a chance to speak to other departments, let along getting access into them, seeing this stuff is deeply appreciated. The mounts for some of the pieces are genuinely clever in how they try to be kept as close to "invisible" as they can.
Speaking of the complexity and technique of these 400 year old watches, James Burke in his Connections series put it in perspective. Back then, there were almost no paved roads even, most people lived in rough huts with barely enough to eat, and watches like these were being made. He said imagine someone living back then was handed one of these watches, they'd be astounded, and Burke compared it to someone giving a person living today a fully functional interstellar spaceship capable of faster than light travel. That's how far ahead the techniques to build something like that back then were to what the average person could experience.
How fascinating that they can make mounts that almost disappear. I really enjoy the museum bts videos. Please keep them coming! Love them. Thanks to you and your team for all the hard work y’all do to bring us such great videos!!
I love that you're diving into this aspect of museums. I have a friend that used to make the steel underside of dinosaurs, and he helped expand my appreciation for what you're not seeing.
The Met is one of my bucket list visits. I am so enamored by craftsmanship like this in handmade work like this watch and jewelry as well as a deep love for armor, weaponry, and other metalsmith and leathersmith works. Love the insight videos. I would love to have a part in museum work like this, but the clumsy side of me says no lol
Loving this series of behind the scenes with the installations team at the Met! I work at our local art museum and alway love seeing the cool things our installations team can do! They are magic makers.
Still amazed that they will take the care to paint some super small clip that’s holding something, like on that third watch. The clip has that similar white/blue style to make the holder blend in.
After watching these videos I’m finding myself obsessed with museum display mounts now. I suddenly want to know how other things are mounted such as fossils and archeological finds in history museums.
The care and detail that goes into making these invisible mounts is NUTS. In the best way possible, of course. I was wondering, though, what are the "optimizers" Leila was talking about? Were they magnifying lenses used by the artist, substrates used in the paint itself?
I’m guessing it refers to magnification, you’d need exceptionally good eyesight to do detail work that fine with the naked eye. I know painting miniatures was a whole industry back in the day, but that is insane.
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That bracelet with the attached rings from India has me wondering if the henna tattoos that get done on the hands was like the poor person's attempt at doing the same thing.
Oh I would have loved to see more about how they actually fabricate the mounts! Although I wonder if those skills fall into the area of “trade secrets”.
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With these painted mounts, I'd like to hear how they really fit the painting to the pattern so well, because I'm sure they couldn't paint the mount with the real object in situ. It must be just constant fit, remove, paint, refit, remove, paint I guess.
I’m surprised they couldn’t color match that mount a little better to be honest, but a lovely effective design by someone that clearly enjoys their job.
Its a good question and would have been interesting to see a more detailed answer to. But it may be to do with conservation (educated guess). For conservation reasons you cannot put anything inside a case with objects that has not been tested, and there are probably quite a limited range of pigments and materials that will be true for. So its not simply a matter of trying different pigments until they match, it will be a matter of trying to match with a very limited range.
I wonder how the value of that ruby watch compares relative to the time. Surely when that was made it was worth an ungodly amount of money. Did it drop in value relatively?
you can tell they put some thought into the inventory-numbers, there's a risk of them really sticking out. could curators being annoyed with researchers/academics over that.
Not really sure why they didn't mount the 2nd piece on the glass manikin hand idea. It took me like 5 minutes and a 2nd watch to finally figure out what it was and how it was worn. For some reason, my brain refused to believe the front 2 parts went on fingers.
I have a challenge for you. Can you build a lego death star out of spare lego pieces? The model has been discontinued so hunting the pieces down and building it from scratch would be a fun challenge
Devils advocate here, I love the mount, but also hate it loo I'd be happier seeing these pieces hanging from some thin, almost invisible fishing line. That way, I could look all around, and inside the pieces. The craftsmanship on the mounts is great though!
The need to preserve/conserve priceless artifacts dictates a lot here .. here’s some info on materials: ccaha.org/resources/selecting-materials-storage-and-display
Maybe I missed them saying why but for something as vulnerable to gravity and it's own weight as the flower bracelet/ ring combo thing why not display it on a fake hand or the molded model of someone's hand that way every mm of the piece is supported they way it was meant to be.
I think the idea is to not obstruct or have minimal obstruction to view the object at all angles. Having a hand sculpture would obstruct certain view angles (like the underside that would touch the “skin”).
@@Bendavidwilde0517The issue is more about repeated touching of these delicate objects with one’s bare hands then a brief handshake of the gloved mounting expert which is unlikely to transfer enough skin oil over to the glove to contaminate the object being mounted.
More about the watch: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/194113
More about the hathphul: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/450394
More about the pocket watch: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/194007
Met's Object Conservation Department: www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/conservation-and-scientific-research/objects-conservation
Art Preservation Hidden in Plain Sight: ua-cam.com/video/yf48x0EN-ls/v-deo.html
This Wood-Turned Cup Is Actually 74 Cups! ua-cam.com/video/xhzZkD6gytg/v-deo.html
What Museums Don’t Want You to Notice: ua-cam.com/video/u_-oUvv28dE/v-deo.html
Adam Savage Tours the @metmuseum 's Workshop: ua-cam.com/video/GTZXkdlDpyo/v-deo.html
What's Special About This @metmuseum Mount? ua-cam.com/video/e-hqTkOHdNg/v-deo.html
This Ancient Mace Hides a Big Surprise: ua-cam.com/video/mrMdYFJ0fqA/v-deo.html
Adam Savage Meets Real Armored Gauntlets: ua-cam.com/video/59-9PlB-F1Y/v-deo.html
Adam Savage Meets Real Ancient Swords: ua-cam.com/video/wJypHnsEn8o/v-deo.html
More Met videos: ua-cam.com/play/PLJtitKU0CAeiUv8endzt93QO2_T96n_xe.html
So love that the maker is entrusted enough as an artisan that once the initial meetings regarding requirements have concluded the first time everyone gets to see the finished product is in the gallery day of installation.
It also feels like: "they get to see it on the day of the installation" is very strategic. It guarantees that no changes are possible after the build. We all know what clients are like.
Thank you for showcasing these hidden works of engineering art! So easy to miss (that's the point, ) unless you're looking for them. It will change how I look at exhibits.
I love this series of videos. I’m fascinated by all the work done around us that is supposed to go unnoticed but needs to be there to make things work.
Right?!
as someone who works at the Met but rarely has a chance to speak to other departments, let along getting access into them, seeing this stuff is deeply appreciated. The mounts for some of the pieces are genuinely clever in how they try to be kept as close to "invisible" as they can.
Love all you Met Museum videos! Keep them up please!
More to come!
This video checked all the boxes for me. Those pieces are incredible and the mounts are works of art in themselves. Fantastic tour Adam!
This is the best episode of Antique Roadshow I’ve seen.
Speaking of the complexity and technique of these 400 year old watches, James Burke in his Connections series put it in perspective. Back then, there were almost no paved roads even, most people lived in rough huts with barely enough to eat, and watches like these were being made. He said imagine someone living back then was handed one of these watches, they'd be astounded, and Burke compared it to someone giving a person living today a fully functional interstellar spaceship capable of faster than light travel. That's how far ahead the techniques to build something like that back then were to what the average person could experience.
Oh, really interesting thought - thanks for sharing.
Adam is so joyously curious and is always able to share his interviewee's excitement. Love it !
How fascinating that they can make mounts that almost disappear. I really enjoy the museum bts videos. Please keep them coming! Love them. Thanks to you and your team for all the hard work y’all do to bring us such great videos!!
More to come, and thanks for your very kind words!
I love that you're diving into this aspect of museums.
I have a friend that used to make the steel underside of dinosaurs, and he helped expand my appreciation for what you're not seeing.
So cool!
Brilliant. Love these moments with the folks who make it happen at the Met =)
Fusé chain movements are incredibly fascinating. Children and women making those tiny links by candlelight. Just incredible.
I love the Met so much. Really cool seeing behind the scenes.
The Met is one of my bucket list visits. I am so enamored by craftsmanship like this in handmade work like this watch and jewelry as well as a deep love for armor, weaponry, and other metalsmith and leathersmith works. Love the insight videos. I would love to have a part in museum work like this, but the clumsy side of me says no lol
I am loving this series on mount making! Thanks Tested Team for shining a light on this amazing work at the Met! Keep it coming!
Loving this series of behind the scenes with the installations team at the Met! I work at our local art museum and alway love seeing the cool things our installations team can do! They are magic makers.
Nice to see the work of some of my fellow mountmakers. It's probably the most fun job in the museum, even if our efforts are invisible.
Wow. I mean, really impressive work. especially on that last one
love the Met videos! as a new yorker myself, it's nice to see adam get back in touch with his big apple roots haha
Still amazed that they will take the care to paint some super small clip that’s holding something, like on that third watch. The clip has that similar white/blue style to make the holder blend in.
Beautiful work!
After watching these videos I’m finding myself obsessed with museum display mounts now. I suddenly want to know how other things are mounted such as fossils and archeological finds in history museums.
The care and detail that goes into making these invisible mounts is NUTS. In the best way possible, of course. I was wondering, though, what are the "optimizers" Leila was talking about? Were they magnifying lenses used by the artist, substrates used in the paint itself?
I’m guessing it refers to magnification, you’d need exceptionally good eyesight to do detail work that fine with the naked eye. I know painting miniatures was a whole industry back in the day, but that is insane.
optivizor a magnifying head gear
Wonderful thank you for sharing this with us.
Thank you for watching!
I work at the Metropolitan Museum of art for 25 years the best working years of my life, my friends and I, we had fun working at the MET, I just subscribed to your blog, from NYC
Love all these videos!
And I’ll be looking at the supports next time I’m in the museum in Edinburgh! Curious now!
Thanks, Lee!
That bracelet with the attached rings from India has me wondering if the henna tattoos that get done on the hands was like the poor person's attempt at doing the same thing.
Oh I would have loved to see more about how they actually fabricate the mounts! Although I wonder if those skills fall into the area of “trade secrets”.
This series at the Met is surprisingly interesting. Very enjoyable. I don’t know how to describe these specialists: conservator techs or what ?
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Thanks for the Met videos. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE if you are able to I would love a video about jewelry conservation
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With these painted mounts, I'd like to hear how they really fit the painting to the pattern so well, because I'm sure they couldn't paint the mount with the real object in situ. It must be just constant fit, remove, paint, refit, remove, paint I guess.
Adam's Robot Voice Talks About Mounts at the Met Museum
1670?!?! Are you kidding me? Those watch movements are gorgeous!
I’m surprised they couldn’t color match that mount a little better to be honest, but a lovely effective design by someone that clearly enjoys their job.
Its a good question and would have been interesting to see a more detailed answer to. But it may be to do with conservation (educated guess). For conservation reasons you cannot put anything inside a case with objects that has not been tested, and there are probably quite a limited range of pigments and materials that will be true for. So its not simply a matter of trying different pigments until they match, it will be a matter of trying to match with a very limited range.
Amazing
If jamie where here during this it would probably bring back a lot of memories for him.
The second item reminded me (a little bit) of a Goa'uld hand device. (Kara kesh)
6:24 reminds me of the ruby slipers from Emerald City Season 1
Magnificent
When your job is to do your best got make sure no one ever notices your work
My favorite type of work is: if you do a good job no one will ever notice
I wonder how the value of that ruby watch compares relative to the time. Surely when that was made it was worth an ungodly amount of money. Did it drop in value relatively?
You guys should take this thing to that desktop cat-scan company... I bet it has some secrets in there about how it works... 😁😁
you can tell they put some thought into the inventory-numbers, there's a risk of them really sticking out.
could curators being annoyed with researchers/academics over that.
Not really sure why they didn't mount the 2nd piece on the glass manikin hand idea. It took me like 5 minutes and a 2nd watch to finally figure out what it was and how it was worn. For some reason, my brain refused to believe the front 2 parts went on fingers.
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Wonder what price Antique Road Show would put on any of these pieces
I think the presenters would be very excited if anybody brought a piece of this caliber
In more ways than not, we have regressed in our ability to make things. And quite alot.
I have a challenge for you. Can you build a lego death star out of spare lego pieces? The model has been discontinued so hunting the pieces down and building it from scratch would be a fun challenge
Devils advocate here,
I love the mount, but also hate it loo
I'd be happier seeing these pieces hanging from some thin, almost invisible fishing line.
That way, I could look all around, and inside the pieces.
The craftsmanship on the mounts is great though!
The need to preserve/conserve priceless artifacts dictates a lot here .. here’s some info on materials: ccaha.org/resources/selecting-materials-storage-and-display
Sounds like Adam's mike dropped out and they had to boost audio from the camera and possibly the Conservator.
Maybe I missed them saying why but for something as vulnerable to gravity and it's own weight as the flower bracelet/ ring combo thing why not display it on a fake hand or the molded model of someone's hand that way every mm of the piece is supported they way it was meant to be.
Good ❤
The second thing could be a Gou'auld weapon!?!?
Why not just made hand sculpts to hold the stuff properly?
I wonder why they want to mount something like that 2 finger bracelet on an invisble mount rather than just put it on a hand sculpture
I think the idea is to not obstruct or have minimal obstruction to view the object at all angles. Having a hand sculpture would obstruct certain view angles (like the underside that would touch the “skin”).
Fascinating. Thank you.💙🌻💙
Adam! stop shaking hands with people wearing gloves! it defeats the purpose!
If that were true, the gloved person wouldn't have shaken his hand.
With all of the information provided, you fixate on a hand shake? Go watch some cartoons.
@@peterkallend5012ok, sure explain to me why he’s wearing the gloves at all then?
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@@Bendavidwilde0517The issue is more about repeated touching of these delicate objects with one’s bare hands then a brief handshake of the gloved mounting expert which is unlikely to transfer enough skin oil over to the glove to contaminate the object being mounted.
*magpie powers activate* shiiiny
Maybe with all your members only content you want to fix the non members one to have good audio on Adam. Sounds so bad.
technical issues happen
I belive we are not being told the whole truth about technologies that existed in 1600s. I mean look at that floral design absolutely gorgeous watch.
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lacking history the us buys some.
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Catwoman?
This is shit all the talking, not building. Why do I pay a monthly charge when you're just talking?We watched you to build stuff
he posts content almost daily. many people like these kinds of videos. he is showcasing the talent of the original artists as well as the conservators
@WristwatchRevival 😆