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From: "Roma" <>
Subject: Re: [LDS-WC-L] Antique baby and children clothing
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 16:09:13 -0600
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That's a great idea Pam, except not all museums have antique fabric
specialists & this is an area where one may want advice from an expert in
that area, not just a general museum worker. On Antique Roadshow, for
example, they have experts in many fields but they each seem to have their
own area that they excel in.

In my visit to the SL Museum, these specialists were working to restore old
tapestries that day, & had other projects on the worktable...they seemed
extraordinarily knowledgeable so that's why my recommendation was in that
direction.

They strongly advised me against cleaning the stars by any method...fearing
they were much too fragile to stand up to such & would be weakened even
destroyed.

My only concern is someone might give an "opinion" instead of truly expert
advice on this topic.

Good point tho Pam...there could be some great experts in a museium in
Deinise's area & that would would be really convenient.

Roma of Houston

----- Original Message -----
From: "Pam Ingermanson" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 3:18 PM
Subject: Re: [LDS-WC-L] Antique baby and children clothing


> You could contact any museum in your area. They would know how to handle
> your wonderful heirlooms.
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>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denise" <>
>> To: <>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 8:44 AM
>> Subject: [LDS-WC-L] Antique baby and children clothing
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>>> List members,
>>>
>>> I have two white outfits that my father wore as a toddler - one a little
>>> dress and the other is a top, belt and knee pants. They are probably 86
>>> to 87 years old (My dad will be 89 in April). I also have the pictures
>>> of my father wearing each of these outfits. I would like to preserve
>>> and enjoy them - what is suggested by the experts these days?
>>>
>>> I found them in a storage shed - just tucked away in plastic bags. From
>>> reading on the Internet - the plastic bags are very bad for all old
>>> paper and textiles.
>>>
>>> I would really like to put them in a shadow box with the pictures to be
>>> displayed. Will the light - even with UV glass - deteriorate and yellow
>>> them faster? Should they just be tucked away, wrapped in acid free
>>> paper and stored in a closet or drawer?
>>>
>>> If it's ok to display them in a shadow box - can I clean the outfits
>>> first? They are yellowing and do have stains. I don't expect them to
>>> clean up but should they be freshened before they are put behind glass?
>>> Dry-cleaning or gentle washing or is doing nothing the best advice?
>>>
>>> I don't know who to ask. Thank you.
>>>
>>> Denise Crawford
>>>
>>>
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