41288
Accession Number
2723
Title Of Article Chaper
Storage of archaeological textile finds in sealed boxes
Title Of Journal Book
Studies in conservation
Volume
23
Issue
1
Pages
38-41
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
French; German
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
A white deposit was observed on the glass lids of boxes used to store archaeological textile fragments for some 40 years. It was identified as sodium formate formed from formaldehyde given off by cardboard in the boxes. Heavy metal ions in some samples of the deposit originated, via the textile fragments, from corroded bronze ornaments in the graves.
Keywords
Museum, storage; Textile, storage ICCROM
pub_id
41288