Caring for Cultural Material 1

Caring for Cultural Material 2

Damage and Decay

Managing Collections

Managing People

Handling, Transportation, Storage and Display

Glossary

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Caring for Cultural Material 2
In this volume:
– Textiles
arrow Leather
– Wood
– Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Material
– Metals
– Outdoor Collections
– Acknowledgments
Leather
In this chapter:
– Objectives
– Introduction
– What is leather?
– What are the most common types of damage?
– Common causes of damage
– Storing and displaying leather
arrow Treatments
– Cleaning leather
– Lubrication of leather
– Treatments of attached metal fittings
– Summary of conditions for storage and display
– Leather in Australia’s climatic zones
  MORE ABOUT LEATHER
– Skin
– Collagen
– Untanned skin products
– Leather
– Spews
– Additional cleaning methods
– Humidity chamber
– Lubricant formulations
– For further reading
– Self-evaluation quiz
– Answers to self-evaluation quiz

 

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Leather

Treatments

Storing and displaying leather in a well-maintained environment minimises deterioration and the need to treat leather objects. All treatments involve some risk to the object being treated.

Always assess carefully the need for treatment and the type of treatment. If you are in doubt about whether to treat or what treatment to use, ask a conservator for advice.

Use detergents, stain removers and similar chemicals only after talking with a qualified conservator.

 

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