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From: (FamilyHistory)
Subject: Alan Jones
Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2005 23:58:42 +0000

Could he mail me privately? Thanks-


> 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.
> >
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denise" <>
> >> To: <>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 8:44 AM
> >> Subject: [LDS-WC-L] Antique baby and children clothing
> >>
> >>
> >>> 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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