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
Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Conservation Dept. Integrated Pest Management Office 757-220-7080<tel:757-220-7080> Cell 757-634-1175<tel:757-634-1175> E-Mail jvo...@cwf.org<mailto:jvo...@cwf.org> [X] On Sep 20, 2021, at 4:51 PM, smanriqu <smanr...@thewolf.fiu.edu> wrote: [CAUTION: This message originated from outside the Foundation. Do not click links, open attachments or take action unless you know the contents are safe] 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<mailto: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<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/db0fa137-2a0f-463d-a36b-0321d4c6f073n%40googlegroups.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 pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/8463F6D7-9820-444D-80A0-39E39CBB33E6%40cwf.org.