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 -- 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 pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/db0fa137-2a0f-463d-a36b-0321d4c6f073n%40googlegroups.com.
