Valance for Drapery 5 & 6

Woven Textile

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ACdR Conservation

Name/Title

Valance for Drapery 5 & 6

Conservation

Conservation Purpose

Cleaning

Treatment

Acute Treatment

Hepa-Vacuum

Date(s)

Aug 30, 2019

Treatment Notes

Vacuumed front 4/5ths of valance

Acute Treatment

Hepa-Vacuum

Date(s)

Sep 5, 2019

Treatment Notes

Vacuumed last 1/5th of valance

Acute Treatment

General Cleaning

Date(s)

Sep 5, 2019

Treatment Notes

Picked insects from drapery fibers

Acute Treatment

Hepa-Vacuum

Date(s)

Sep 9, 2019

Treatment Notes

Vacuumed back side

Acute Treatment

Surface Clean

Date(s)

Sep 9, 2019

Treatment Notes

Used 3:1 Isopropyl: Distilled H2O. Sprayed surface and brushed using windshield wiper motion and 2 drafting brushes.

Acute Treatment

Hand Sewn Repairs

Date(s)

Sep 9, 2019 - Sep 12, 2019

Treatment Notes

Restrapped tassels: 1 drop sewers aid on fingers, run over 6” length of yarn. Tie knot, trim close to knot. Start yarn in lining, then through tassel, then into lining, and knot. Trim frizzy yarns of tassel. Applied Jade R (diluted with distilled H2O) to strapping knots to prevent them coming undone.

Acute Treatment

Hepa-Vacuum

Date(s)

Sep 12, 2019

Treatment Notes

Vacuumed front and back again thoroughly

Acute Treatment

Conditioner/Moisturizer

Date(s)

Sep 12, 2019

Treatment Notes

Conditioned valance with cyclomethicone + silk aminos + lanolin, shaking container often to distribute silk aminos (Front/velvet side only). Sprayed, then brushed with drafting brushes. Sprayed tassels and brushed with brown Japanese style brush.