Dear Colleagues,
I work at the moment at the collection of artecafts from an
archaeological site which have been kept in storage for a long, long
time - among the finds I have come across some organic materials
(fragments of textiles and wooden rosary beads) which were stored in the
solutions that I identified as possibly naphta and something that
resembles mineral oil respectively.
I am aware that the finds are probably beyond salvation at this stage,
but I hope that maybe there is some way of reversing the damage? I am
afraid that upon drying the textiles will be terribly brittle...the
beads in oil seem fine, although I am not sure about their dimensional
stability once air-dried - the colour change is permament I am afraid...
Is there anything that you could advise me on doing to limit the damage?
I am a bit clueless I am afraid as it is the first time I have come
across such storage method.
Will be grateful for any suggestions:).
Kasia Bernaciak
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