11736
Accession Number
16788
Title Of Article Chaper
A cautionary note on the presence of silver cyanide on museum objects
Title Of Journal Book
Journal of the American Institute for Conservation
Volume
23
Issue
1
Pages
63-64
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
A 19th century Japanese silver dragon was discovered to have a silver cyanide corrosion product scattered over its surface. The corrosion product appears as a gray to black, wart-shaped powdery substance on the silver-surface. Due to the extremely poisonous nature of cyanide salts and gases, caution should be taken when handling and treating suspected silver objects.
Keywords
Hazard, accident prevention; silver, conservation; silver, corrosion; hazard, poison toxicity; ICCROM
pub_id
11736