Unfortunately we have no access to any analytical equipment. Ann Frisina Textile Conservator Minnesota Historical Society 345 Kellogg Blvd. W. St. Paul, MN 55413 651 259-3385
TSG Vice Chair 2020 On Thu, Aug 1, 2019 at 12:17 PM Casey Mallinckrodt <[email protected]> wrote: > Very interesting! Can you analyze the coating? > Casey Mallinckrodt > Virginia Museum of Fine Arts > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 1, 2019, at 1:06 PM, Voron, Joel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sure looks like a spun case from a casemaking moth. > > > *Joel Voron **Colonial Williamsburg Foundation* > > Conservation Dept. > > Integrated Pest Management > > Office 757-220-7080 > > Cell 757-634-1175 > > E-Mail [email protected] > > > <Outlook-1474552137.jpg> > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf > of Ann Frisina <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, August 1, 2019 12:55:40 PM > *To:* [email protected] <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [pestlist] I wanted to share this with everyone, it was a > total surprise. > > I have pest activity on a jingle shirt. The garment is constructed of > cotton fabric, and metal jingle cones. No silk, hide, or wool is applied to > it. Some of the tinkler cones have a webbing that encloses the interior > perfectly. Also found was a casing that matches the printed coating found > on the tinkler cones. I am assuming that whatever hatched on this shirt was > a protein eating species. > I am assuming that sweat, salts, and proteins, are on the tinkler cone and > that is why the larva skimmed the surface. It appears that nothing is truly > safe from pest activity. > > > Ann Frisina > Textile Conservator > Minnesota Historical Society > 345 Kellogg Blvd. W. > St. Paul, MN 55413 > 651 259-3385 > > TSG Vice Chair 2020 > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Museumpests" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAA%2BKrTTJO6y8%2Br8-DPzSNhFq%2BcHwm5be5pNrY3ep-ZOL_jrLUg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAA%2BKrTTJO6y8%2Br8-DPzSNhFq%2BcHwm5be5pNrY3ep-ZOL_jrLUg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Museumpests" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/BN8PR20MB2770322872572921D363BB91DCDE0%40BN8PR20MB2770.namprd20.prod.outlook.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/BN8PR20MB2770322872572921D363BB91DCDE0%40BN8PR20MB2770.namprd20.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Museumpests" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/19E9CE6E-475C-4495-86B0-5AEA20DEF4F5%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/19E9CE6E-475C-4495-86B0-5AEA20DEF4F5%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Museumpests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAA%2BKrTQrjFeRfN7Qi%2B2RTt6aO17NO9MmQOKgwU4eZdJzzyeufQ%40mail.gmail.com.
