{"id":4526,"date":"2017-12-15T12:46:56","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T17:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/preservation\/?p=4526"},"modified":"2017-12-15T12:46:56","modified_gmt":"2017-12-15T17:46:56","slug":"rolled-textile-storage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/preservation\/2017\/12\/15\/rolled-textile-storage\/","title":{"rendered":"Rolled Textile Storage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Conservation Services is often called upon to create appropriate housing and storage solutions for over-sized textiles in our collections. This very large and currently uncataloged item from the <a href=\"https:\/\/search.library.duke.edu\/search?id=DUKE006289719\">Robert Hill Collection<\/a>\u00a0is a recent example.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/preservation\/files\/2017\/11\/DSCN1368.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4527\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/preservation\/files\/2017\/11\/DSCN1368-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/preservation\/files\/2017\/11\/DSCN1368-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/preservation\/files\/2017\/11\/DSCN1368-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/preservation\/files\/2017\/11\/DSCN1368-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/preservation\/files\/2017\/11\/DSCN1368.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After some deliberation, the decision was made to store this item rolled on a hollow tube.\u00a0Our housing method is fairly straightforward: We started with a piece of unbleached cotton muslin, cut larger than the banner in all dimensions, placed on a work surface of assembled tables. The banner was placed in the center. A rigid \u00a0tube, about 5&#8243; in diameter and wrapped in high quality paper,\u00a0 was placed at one end of the muslin (as pictured above). These tubes are constructed of blue\/grey barrier board, with neutral pH adhesive, and have passed the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagepermanenceinstitute.org\/testing\/pat\">Photographic Activity Test<\/a>.<\/em> They are available through several suppliers like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gaylord.com\/Preservation\/Textile-Preservation\/Roll-Storage\/Gaylord-Archival%26%23174%3B-4-1-2%22-Diameter-Roll-Storage-Tubes-%284-Pack%29\/p\/52237A\">Gaylord<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.universityproducts.com\/heavy-duty-roll-storage-tubes.html\">University Products<\/a>. With a person at each end of the tube, we slowly rolled the muslin and banner together, being careful to smooth out any distortion or creases as we went.\u00a0The bundle was then loosely tied up with twill tape.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/preservation\/files\/2017\/11\/DSCN1372.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4528\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/preservation\/files\/2017\/11\/DSCN1372-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/preservation\/files\/2017\/11\/DSCN1372-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/preservation\/files\/2017\/11\/DSCN1372-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/preservation\/files\/2017\/11\/DSCN1372-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/preservation\/files\/2017\/11\/DSCN1372.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If dust was a concern in the storage space, we might also wrap in an additional layer of clear polyester.\u00a0 We will likely add a tyvek label \u00a0attached to the twill tape (for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gaylord.com\/Preservation\/Textile-Preservation\/Roll-Storage\/Tyvek%26%23174%3B-Roll-Storage-Labels-%28100-Pack%29\/p\/TRT35\">example<\/a>) when cataloging is complete.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/stashc.com\/the-publication\/supports\/tubes\/\">STASHc<\/a> (Storage Techniques for Art, Science &amp; History Collections) is a great online resource for potential solutions for housing more cumbersome collection materials, and methods similar to ours can be found there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conservation Services is often called upon to create appropriate housing and storage solutions for over-sized textiles in our collections. This very large and currently uncataloged item from the Robert Hill Collection\u00a0is a recent example. After some deliberation, the decision was made to store this item rolled on a hollow tube.\u00a0Our housing method is fairly straightforward: &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/preservation\/2017\/12\/15\/rolled-textile-storage\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Rolled Textile Storage<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":248,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,52,74],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-conservation","category-preservation-2","category-whats-in-the-lab"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rolled Textile Storage - Preservation Underground<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/preservation\/2017\/12\/15\/rolled-textile-storage\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rolled Textile Storage - Preservation Underground\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Conservation Services is often called upon to create appropriate housing and storage solutions for over-sized textiles in our collections. 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