Category: Pigments

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Close-up view of two hands carefully at work on an aged, yellowing manuscript with handwriting

Conservation Treatment of an 1842 Chinese Scroll Map

December 6, 2021

Conservator Betsy Haude describes the complex treatment carried out on eight tightly rolled 19th-century Chinese scroll maps. The project was to treat the maps so that they could be easily handled and consulted by Geography and Map (G&M) staff and researchers.

Posted in: Conservation, Pigments, Preservation

Autumn Color Chemistry

November 22, 2021

Posted by: Tana Villafana

It’s Fall! Time to break out those comfy sweaters. Time to hold a mug of warm cocoa in two hands and watch yellow tinted leaves slowly topple to the ground. Perhaps some of us are looking at the rich textures and thinking “I wonder if I could get a great color out of that leaf?” …

Posted in: Conservation, Heritage Science, Pigments, Preservation

Refined by: (Year) 2021