11787
Accession Number
8448
Title Of Article Chaper
Textile conservation for period room settings in museums and historic houses
Title Of Journal Book
Preservation of paper and textiles of historic and artistic value II
Issue
193
Pages
253-274
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Publisher City
Washington DC
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Meeting
Symposium on preservation of paper and textiles of historic and artistic value (2)
Meeting City
Washington, DC
Abstract
Survey on the variety of problems encountered in a museum that displays textiles in a historic period room setting: light, temperature and relative humidity, problems of abrasion to rugs and upholstery, acidity of wood and paper supports, acts of general carelessness. Solutions available in the past and now. Survey of storage of textiles and rugs at Winterthur. Cleaning of textiles and rugs in the textile conservation laboratory at the Louise du Pont Crowinshield Research Building at Winterthur. With illustrations. -- ICCROM
Keywords
Textile, conservation; Textile, restoration; Textile, cleaning; Textile, deterioration; Textile, fading; Textile, storage; Textile, use-for exhibition; Textile, humidity; Textile, light fastness; Carpet, cleaning; Textile, cleaning detergent ICCROM
pub_id
11787
Meeting Date
19790910-19790912