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American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works 40th Annual Meeting Albuquerque, New Mexico May 2012 Edited by Amanda Holden Sarah Stevens Julia Carlson Glenn Petersen Emily Schuetz Rebecca Summerour VOLUME TWENTY-TWO POSTPRINTS of the Textile Specialty Group, Volume Twenty-Two, 2012, is published by the Textile Specialty Group of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works. POSTPRINTS is distributed to members of the Textile Specialty Group. Additional copies may be purchased from the American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works. Papers presented in this publication have been edited for clarity and content but have not undergone a formal process of peer review. Responsibility for methods and/or materials described herein rests solely with the contributors and should not be considered official statements of the Textile Specialty Group or AIC. Volume 22 © 2012 American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works The Textile Specialty Group of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works ISSN 2169-1363 Textile Specialty Group Postprints Volume 22, 2012 ii CONTENTS PREFACE i-vii PAPERS PRESENTED CONSERVATION OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AT THE MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY SHERELYN OGDEN 1-6 CAMERA ROLLING, SPEED…AND ACTION: EXHIBITING THE CONSERVATION OF BANNERS THROUGH FILM LEANNE C. TONKIN AND KATE CHATFIELD 7-18 RAKSHA – RAISING AWARENESS OF TEXTILE CONSERVATION IN INDIA ELIZABETH-ANNE HALDANE, SARAH GLENN, SUSANA HUNTER, AND LYNDA HILLYER 19-31 THE QR CODE QUILT: EMBEDDING TEXTILE CONSERVATION OUTREACH INTO THE FABRIC OF AN EXHIBITION GABY KIENITZ, MARY JANE TEETERS-EICHACKER, AND LESLIE LORANCE 32-41 A REPORTER, AN ARCHIVE, A DRESS AND IT’S CONSERVATOR, GOING VIRAL IN THE 21ST CENTURY CARA VARNELL 42-45 A CONSERVATION “CIRCUIT RIDER:” AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO PRESERVATION FOR DISPERSED COLLECTIONS DAVID BAYNE AND EMILY SCHUETZ STRYKER 46-54 Textile Specialty Group Postprints Volume 22, 2012 iii DATING SILK AND OTHER INNOVATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY MARY W. BALLARD, CHRISTINE A.M. FRANCE, MEHDI MOINI, AND CAROLINE SOLAZZO 55-62 RECOVERY AND CONSERVATION OF THE TEXTILE COLLECTIONS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MUSIC ALINA VASQUEZ ARAZOZA 63-69 REPAIR OF TWENTIETH-CENTURY LEAVERS LACE MARGARET T. ORDOÑEZ AND ANNIE-BETH E. GROSS 70-77 REMOVING DYE BLEED FROM A SAMPLER: NEW METHODS FOR AN OLD PROBLEM KATHERINE SAHMEL, LAURA MINA, KEN SUTHERLAND, AND NOBUKO SHIBAYAMA 78-90 THE CREATION, IMPLEMENTATION, AND SAFETY OF DIGITALLY PRINTED FABRICS IN TEXTILE CONSERVATION: WHERE ARE WE IN 2012? MIRIAM MURPHY 91-98 EXTENDED ABSTRACTS MOUNTING FLAT TEXTILES IN THE UNITED STATES: AN HISTORICAL OVERVIEW 1949-1974 CHRISTINE GIUNTINI 99-100 TIRAZ TEXTILES: A REVIEW OF PAST TREATMENTS IN PREPARATION FOR THE OPENING OF THE NEW GALLERY OF ISLAMIC ART AT THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS HOWARD SUTCLIFFE 101-102 Textile Specialty Group Postprints Volume 22, 2012 iv POSTER SESSION MEASURING YOUR COLOR VISION WITH A GLENN COLORULE MARY W. BALLARD 103-105 CROSSING THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN CONSERVATION DISCIPLINES IN THE TREATMENT OF ASIAN THANGKAS CAMILLE MYERS BREEZE AND KATE SMITH 106-115 PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE COLOR SHIFT FROM PURPLE TO BROWN IN A SET OF MADDER-DYED CYLINDER-PRINTED FURNISHING FABRICS FROM THE WINTERTHUR MUSEUM ANNE GETTS AND JOELLE D. J. WICKENS 116-122 TREAD ON ME! STRUCTURAL STABILIZATION OF HOOKED RUGS WITH VISUAL INTEGRATION: A TECHNIQUE FOR FILLING LOST PILE GRETCHEN GUIDESS 123-137 TAKE A PICTURE; IT’LL LAST LONGER: HOW A CEILING MOUNTED DIGITAL CAMERA HELPED IMPROVE PRESERVATION AND ACCESS TO A QUILT COLLECTION GABY KIENITZ, STEVE HAPPE, AND MARY JANE TEETERS-EICHACKER 138-148 Textile Specialty Group Postprints Volume 22, 2012 v PREFACE The twenty-second volume of POSTPRINTS contains papers presented at the Textile Specialty Group (TSG) session of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works (AIC), in Albuquerque, New Mexico from May 8 to 11, 2012. TSG POSTPRINTS is a non-juried publication. Submission of these papers to juried publications, such as the Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, is encouraged. The papers, chosen from abstracts submitted to the Meeting Chair, Robin Hanson, Textile Specialty Group Vice Chair for 2011-2012, are published as sub- mitted by the authors. Editing of papers was done according to the Journal of American Institute of Conserva- tion’s Guidelines for Authors and AIC’s Best Practices Guidelines for Print and Electronic Publications. Materi- als and methods presented within the papers should not be considered official statements of either theT extile Specialty Group or of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works. The Editors wish to thank the contributors to this publication for their cooperation and timeliness. Without their enthusiasm and hard work this publication would not have been possible. Special thanks are extended to Trans- lation Services USA, LLC, for translating the abstracts into Spanish. Thanks also are due to Amanda Holden, who laid out the volume. Textile Specialty Group Postprints Volume 22, 2012 vi Textile Specialty Group Postprints Volume 22, 2012 vii CONSERVATION OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AT THE MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY SHERELYN OGDEN ABSTRACT – Conservation outreach activities at the Minnesota Historical Society incorporate education, publication, marketing, fundraising, and legislative advocacy, all of which are carried out in various inter-related ways. For example, a page on the Society’s web site addresses conservation questions from the general public and provides information for allied professionals. Staff publications ranging from bookmarks to books promote preservation. Marketing efforts include a brochure, press releases, articles in newspapers and magazines, and radio and television interviews. Behind-the-scenes tours take hundreds of visitors through the conservation labs. Conservation treatments are carried out on public view at such events as History Matters Day and Civil War Flag Day held in the State Capitol, which attract school children, legislators, and the general public. These activities raise awareness not only of preservation but of the Society as well, and they support its fundraising efforts. Thus conservation outreach at the Society has evolved from a means of providing preservation information to also serving as a valuable fundraising and advocacy tool. The first half of this paper discusses the institution’s conservation outreach activities in general, while the second half illustrates the activities in the context of one particular project: the conservation of a collection of flags. RESUMEN – Las actividades de promoción de la conservación en la Sociedad Histórica de Minnesota incluyen la educación, publicación, comercialización, obtención de fondos, y defensoría legal, todas las cuales se llevan a cabo de diferentes formas interrelacionadas. Por ejemplo, el sitio web de la Sociedad tiene una página que responde las preguntas del público en general sobre la conservación y ofrece información a los profesionales vinculados. Las publicaciones del staff, que incluyen desde marcadores hasta libros, promueven la preservación. Las iniciativas de comercialización incluyen folletos, comunicados de prensa, artículos en periódicos y revistas, y entrevistas para radio y televisión. Hay visitas guiadas “detrás de escena” que llevan a cientos de visitantes a conocer los laboratorios de conservación. En el Capitolio del Estado se realizan eventos especiales, como el “History Matters Day” y el “Civil War Flag Day”, donde los tratamientos de conservación se realizan a la vista del público, lo que atrae a alumnos de escuelas, legisladores y al público en general. Estas actividades crean conciencia no solo sobre la preservación sino también sobre la Sociedad, y apoyan a sus esfuerzos por recaudar fondos. De esta forma, la difusión de la conservación en la Sociedad ha dejado de ser simplemente un medio que ofrece información sobre la conservación y se ha convertido en una importante herramienta de recolección de fondos y defensoría. La primera mitad de este documento habla sobre las actividades de promoción de la conservación de la institución en general, mientras que la segunda mitad ilustra las actividades en el contexto de un proyecto en particular: la conservación de una colección de banderas. 1. INTRODUCTION The Minnesota Historical Society is a private, non-profit educational and cultural institution that began in 1849. It has a budget of more than 56 million dollars annually, approximately half of which comes from state funds. Since 2001, state funding for the operating budget has decreased steadily, and about 25% of full-time staff positions have been eliminated. Each year brings increasing pressure to find additional sources of funding while sustaining as much of the state funding as possible. To meet financial needs and validate its existence, the Society has had to promote itself and to advocate for its mission more actively than ever before. The institution’s conservation program is a significant part of CONSERVATION OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AT THE MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY this outreach effort. By connecting with the legislature, the general public, the press and other professionals, it helps raise awareness of the institution and of the value of preservation. The ultimate goal is that the Society in general, and the conservation program in particular, will be considered an