5318
Accession Number
23415
Title Of Article Chaper
The conservation and restoration of a sixteenth-century leather jerkin
Title Of Journal Book
Berichten van de rijksdienst voor het oudheidkundig bodemonderzoek
Volume
31
Pages
453-463
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Report on a decorated leather jerkin that was recovered from an excavation in groningen, the netherlands. Excavated parts are described and illustrated. Steps in drying and impregnation with an oil solution are described. To preserve the leather, it is considered necessary to repeat the oil impregnation treatment every ten years.
Keywords
Archaeology, artifact excavation conservation; leather, waterlogged; leather, restoration; leather, impregnation consolidation; leather, history; leather, drying solvent; leather, conservation archaeology; leather, conservation; archaeology, excavation; costume, conservation; leather, dressing
pub_id
5318