If they are not wool or munchable and they don’t have human or pet hair on
them I would just have them vacuumed by a textile conservator and put them on
display. I’m assuming the hospital does not have other organic textiles near
where these will be displayed ….If that assumption is correct there would be
zero risk to infesting other collections. JTV
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Integrated Pest Management
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Hello everyone,
I was asked to help prepare a group of textiles for freezing by a private
entity. Freezing will be done as a preventive measure for bugs since these
items are going to be displayed/stored at a hospital. There are two pieces
where I am hesitant about freezing.
One is a thin and brittle cotton piece with gold leaf around the decorative
motifs. The textile is from Indonesia and it belongs to a particular collector
so there's no detailed information. I don't have much info on the
adhesive/sizing used for the gold leaf either, but it is thick enough to be
easily visible (see photos). I am a bit worried that freezing might affect the
unknown adhesive negatively but I am not sure.
The other piece is embroidered with sequins. Both the textile and the sequins
seem in good condition. I have done research but I am still not sure which way
to go. I told the owners that I wouldn't recommend freezing this piece since we
don't know for certain how the plastic might react.
FYI, I have already vacuumed both pieces and haven't found any signs of pests
so I am OK not freezing either piece and still feel that they pose no risk to
the hospital. I just would like to see if any of you have experience on similar
materials and what would be your advice.
Thank you,
Silvia Manrique
Collections Manager/Conservator
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