The stuff inside the tinkler cone does look more like a spider egg "capsule" to me... and the other like a case making clothes moth case... maybe from something wool that was once in association with the shirt.
Kathleen Kiefer, Conservator Material Culture Conservation, LLC 8 Turret Rd Ogden Dunes, IN 46368 [email protected] 484-639-4749 - cell Material Culture Conservation, LLC *Care and Conservation of Costume, Textiles and Fiber-Based Objects* *Materials Testing & Exhibit Preparation Services* On Thu, Aug 1, 2019 at 1:41 PM 'Thomas Parker' via Museumpests < [email protected]> wrote: > Maybe a jumping spider retreat? Or another type of spider? > > > On Aug 1, 2019, at 12:55 PM, Ann Frisina <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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> > . > > <webbing-tinkler-cone.JPG> > > <cocoon.jpg> > > -- > 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/B0D3C3CE-8B24-42C6-AE9C-D78A47B79395%40aol.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/B0D3C3CE-8B24-42C6-AE9C-D78A47B79395%40aol.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/CAF1%3DSZK4K9cwUpG2u4rQTH2kGzngY7-Uyu00VptZoZGL%2BGPDnA%40mail.gmail.com.
