Elle Friedberg
Before treatment, normal illumination.
SIAPO
Mulberry fiber, organic dyes
Materials
mid 19th century-1920 (est.)
Year
Samoan (est.)
Maker
Collection
Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library.
This treatment was started in Fall 2020 by the objects majors of WUPDAC Class of 2022 (Abagail Rodriguez, Alison Kelley, and Nyla Byrd). They began treatment with surface cleaning and tape removal.
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In Fall 2021 the objects majors of WUDPAC Class of 2023 (Meghan Abercrombie, Olav Bjornerud, Elle Friedberg, Alyssa Rina, and Katie Shulman) completed the next steps. We focused on humidification and reducing the remaining adhesive residues from the tape removal.
Image: Lara Kaplan
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Adhesive residues from removal of the tape carrier
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Cockling and undulations
CONDITION BEFORE TREATMENT
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Removal of adhesive tape
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Consolidation with pre-coated tissue
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Removal of textile tape
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Humidification and crease reduction
Treatment in progress.
TREATMENT STEPS
DETAIL IMAGES OF SIAPO BEFORE AND AFTER TREATMENT
(left) before local humidification, (right) after local humidification
Images: Elle Friedberg and Katie Shulman