Dear Rachael, Thank you very much for your input. This is the kind of experience and advice I was looking for. I think we will leave the Indonesian textile out of the freezer this time to prevent any issues.
To everyone else, thanks for your advice too. I also thought that freezing these textiles was not vital as we have vacuumed everything and haven't found pests on any of them but the owners and hospital are requiring the treatment as an extra precaution (on the advice of a previous conservator who created the plan). Have a great day, Silvia Manrique Collections Manager/Conservator The Wolfsonian-FIU On Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 10:54:02 AM UTC-4 rachaelarenstein wrote: > Hi Silvia, > I have frozen a number of textiles with sequins with no trouble. If the > piece is contemporary ad in good condition I would feel comfortable > freezing sequins. We are currently working with a collection that was wet > from post-fire water damage. We are unsure whether the collection was > merely frozen or vacuum freeze dried as part of the recovery process. Some > of those sequins show delamination but more physical damage due to breakage > of stitching. This is however is less comparable to your current issue. > > The Indonesian textile is a tougher call. I know that we did see minor > damage on pieces from South American were embellishments were attached > using a native gum adhesive. I think thermal shock may have been too much > for those low tack and older adhesives. > > Best, > Rachael Arenstein > A.M. Art Conservation, LLC > On Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at 7:51:49 AM UTC-4 Anderson, Gretchen > wrote: > >> I agree with Joel, if they are not edible and are clean there is less >> risk of pest damage. Another question for the owner is “Are there pest >> species where they are normally stored or displayed?” >> >> The other major way to protect the textiles from pests is their display >> method. How are the textiles displayed? In the open? In a frame or case? >> The tighter the display the safer the objects! >> Gretchen >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Sep 20, 2021, at 5:26 PM, Voron, Joel <jvo...@cwf.org> wrote: >> >> 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 >> >> Cell 757-634-1175 >> >> E-Mail jvo...@cwf.org >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sep 20, 2021, at 4:51 PM, smanriqu <sman...@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. 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