Defining conservators

This query is for people all over the world: Where you live, what
differences do non-conservators--such as museum curators, artists,
collectors, the general public--perceive between a "professional"
conservator and anyone else who represents himself or herself as a
conservator? (I use the word "perceive" to emphasize that the
determination may be quite subjective.) The purpose of this query is
to start a discussion about what defines a conservator, in the
opinions of those who *use* conservation services rather than of
those who provide them.

Jean D. Portell
13 Garden Place
Brooklyn, New York 11201

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