51382
Accession Number
39193
Editor
Madden. Odile; Charola, A. Elena; Cullen Cobb, Kim; DePriest, Paula T.; Koestler, Robert J.
Title Of Article Chaper
Preserving Plastic: Challenges in the Conservation of Modern Art Objects
Title Of Journal Book
The Age of Plastic: Ingenuity and Responsibility: Proceedings of the 2012 MCI Symposium
Volume
7
Pages
125-139
Collation
15 p. : ills.
Reference Bibliography
Includes bibliographic references
Publisher
Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
Publisher City
Washingon, DC
ISSN
1949-2367 (online); 1949-2359 (print)
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Museum collections contain increasing numbers of plastic objects. Since the first production of plastics at the beginning of the twentieth century, a wide variety of plastics has been brought onto the market. Currently, there are hundreds of different types of plastics, each with
specific properties to suit their purpose. Because of the unfamiliarity and complexity of modern plastics, recognition of modern plastics by their visual appearance is not very easy, and chemical analysis is often required.
specific properties to suit their purpose. Because of the unfamiliarity and complexity of modern plastics, recognition of modern plastics by their visual appearance is not very easy, and chemical analysis is often required.
Keywords
plastic;preservation;conservation;art;object;modern
pub_id
51382