Personal Objects; Adornment
Objects created to serve personal human needs, to cover, protect, adorn and groom the body as well as objects used for personal hygiene.
Objects created to be worn on the human body or on clothing as ornaments.
Submitted by michelle on Wed, 05/16/2012 - 13:17
Description
Physical Description:
0.5 cm of object. - 1 brooch : col. ; 3.1 x 15.2 x 0.5 cm
Physical Location
Repository:
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
Conservation
Date Acquired:
Tue, 08/16/2011 (All day)
Date Reported:
Wed, 04/04/2012 (All day)
Custodial History:
Previously known as 2011-5_001_068
Process:
machine cut, hand painted
Marks:
'Sault Ste. Marie, MICH.'
Conservation Notes:
Fig.1 - Scratches - Front left - black tone - localized - 0.1cm - 3 spots - due to handling and use;
Fig.2 - Sticker - Back center - due to construction process;
Fig.3 - Scratches - Back right - random across back surface - black tone - due to handling and use;
Fig.4 - Transfer - Back bottom - orange and black - transfer from front paint - due to handling and use;
Fig.5 - Striations - Back top - horizontal - grey tone - due to construction process
Conservation-Treatment
Options:
assess the item;
document the item;
photograph the item;
wrap in acid-free tissue;
store in archival box
Materials required:
acid-free tissue; archival box
Storage Method:
18-23*C; 45-60%RH; 50 lux; flat storage
Submitted by michelle on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 10:47
Description
Physical Description:
1.3 cm of object. - 1 brooch : col. ; 5.8 x 4.9 x 1.3 cm
Physical Location
Repository:
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
Conservation
Date Reported:
Tue, 04/03/2012 (All day)
Custodial History:
Previously known as 2011.02.02.17; 2011-5_001_021
Style or Pattern:
hat, bow, weave, circle, triangle
Conservation Notes:
Fig.1 - Corrosion - Back center - galvanic - black tone - due to previous storage conditions and construction materials
Conservation-Treatment
Options:
assess the item;
document the item;
photograph the item;
wrap in acid-free tissue;
store in archival box
Materials required:
acid-free tissue; archival box
Storage Method:
18-23*C; 45-60%RH; 50 lux; flat storage
Submitted by michelle on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 10:20
Description
Physical Description:
0.5 cm of object. - 1 brooch : col. ; 2.8 x 3.7 x 0.5 cm
Physical Location
Repository:
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
Conservation
Date Reported:
Tue, 04/03/2012 (All day)
Custodial History:
Previously known as 2011.02.02.19; 2011-5_001_023
Style or Pattern:
basket, weave, pinwheel, circle
Conservation Notes:
Fig.1 - Corrosion - Back center - galvanic - black tone - due to previous storage conditions and construction materials;
Fig.2 - Crease - Front center - across surface - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use;
Fig.3 - Fold - Back center - across piece - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use;
Fig.4 - Fold - Back top - corners pulled in for peak - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use
Conservation-Treatment
Options:
assess the item;
document the item;
photograph the item;
wrap in acid-free tissue;
store in archival box
Materials required:
acid-free tissue; archival box
Storage Method:
18-23*C; 45-60%RH; 50 lux; flat storage
Submitted by michelle on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 10:04
Description
Physical Description:
0.5 cm of object. - 1 brooch : col. ; 3 x 3.7 x 0.5 cm
Physical Location
Repository:
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
Conservation
Date Reported:
Tue, 04/03/2012 (All day)
Custodial History:
Previously known as 2011.02.02.18; 2011-5_001_022
Style or Pattern:
basket, weave, pinwheel, circle
Conservation Notes:
Fig.1 - Foreign Matter - (A) Back center - on clasp head, black and white particles - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use;
Fig.2 - Discolouration - Front right - all edges - dogeared - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use;
Fig.3 - Fold - Front top - 1cm - folded back - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use;
Fig.4 - Fold - Front bottom right corner - folded forward - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use
Conservation-Treatment
Options:
assess the item;
document the item;
photograph the item;
wrap in acid-free tissue;
store in archival box
Materials required:
acid-free tissue; archival box
Storage Method:
18-23*C; 45-60%RH; 50 lux; flat storage
Submitted by michelle on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 15:41
Description
Physical Description:
0.7 cm of object. - 3 brooches : col. ; 2.6 x 4.6 x 0.7 cm
Physical Location
Repository:
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
Conservation
Date Reported:
Tue, 04/03/2012 (All day)
Custodial History:
Previously known as 2011.01.31.25; 2011-5_001_004
Style or Pattern:
weave, pinwheel, basket, canoe, circle
Conservation Notes:
Fig.1 - Corrosion and Break - (A) back - galvanic - green and black tone - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use;
Fig.2 - Corrosion - (B) Back - galvanic - green and black tone - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use;
Fig.3 - Corrosion - (C) Back - galvanic - black and green tone - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use;
Fig.4 - Crease - (D) Front top - top right corner - across front - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use;
Fig.5 - Pitting - Front right - localized - traces of graphite from pencil - due to handling and use;
Fig.6 - Foreign Matter - Back top - white tone - 0.3x0.2cm - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use
Conservation-Treatment
Options:
assess the item;
document the item;
photograph the item;
wrap in acid-free tissue;
store in archival box
Materials required:
acid-free tissue; archival box
Storage Method:
18-23*C; 45-60%RH; 50 lux; flat storage
Submitted by michelle on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 15:14
Description
Physical Description:
0.9 cm of object. - 1 brooch : col. ; 5.2 x 3.5 x 0.9 cm
Physical Location
Repository:
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
Conservation
Date Reported:
Tue, 04/03/2012 (All day)
Custodial History:
Previously known as 2011.02.02.23; 2011-5_001_002
Style or Pattern:
seashells, cresent, lines, curves
Conservation Notes:
Fig.1 - Fold - Front bottom - 1cm - edge - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use;
Fig.2 - Buckling - Front bottom - various areas across surface - warping - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use;
Fig.3 - Creases - Back center - various random locations - approx. 1.5cm - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use;
Fig.4 - Foreign Matter - Front center - various fibers and particles - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use
Conservation-Treatment
Options:
assess the item;
document the item;
photograph the item;
wrap in acid-free tissue;
store in archival box
Materials required:
acid-free tissue; archival box
Storage Method:
18-23*C; 45-60%RH; 50 lux; flat storage
Submitted by michelle on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 14:46
Description
Physical Description:
1 cm of object. - 1 brooch : col. ; 4 x 4.3 x 1 cm
Physical Location
Repository:
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
Conservation
Date Reported:
Tue, 04/03/2012 (All day)
Custodial History:
Previously known as 2011.01.31.24; 2011-5_001_003
Style or Pattern:
flowers, leaves, square, text
Marks:
"HAND PAINTED BY PUPILS OF SHINGWAUK INDIAN SCHOOL
Conservation Notes:
Fig.1 - Corrosion - Back center - clasp - passive - plaster absorption - due to previous storage conditions and construction materials;
Fig.2 - Tear - Front right - 0.1cm - dogeared - 0.4cm - due to handling and use;
Fig.3 - Transfer - Front center - plaster on paper beneath - white tone - due to handling and use;
Fig.4 - Maker's Mark - Front bottom - black ink - hand writing - due to construction process;
Fig.5 - Transfer - Front center of (B) - brown tone - corrosion - passive - due to handling and use;
Fig.6 - Transfer - Back center - white tone - random locations - due to handling and use;
Fig.7 - Transfer - Back right - 0.1cm - orange tone - 2 spots - paint - due to construction process;
Fig.8 - Transfer - Back left - 0.1cm - orange tone - 2 spots - paint - due to construction process
Conservation-Treatment
Options:
assess the item;
document the item;
photograph the item;
wrap in acid-free tissue;
store in archival box
Materials required:
acid-free tissue; archival box
Storage Method:
18-23*C; 45-60%RH; 50 lux; flat storage
Submitted by michelle on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 13:49
Description
Physical Description:
2.4 cm of object. - 1 brooch : col. ; 7.2 x 10.4 x 2.4 cm
Physical Location
Repository:
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
Conservation
Date Reported:
Tue, 04/03/2012 (All day)
Custodial History:
Previously known as 2011.02.02.01; 2011-5_001_005
Conservation Notes:
Fig.1 - Acorns - Ethnographic material - loss of 2 - due to handling and use;
Fig.2 - Foreign Matter - Front bottom - various fibers and particles - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use
Conservation-Treatment
Options:
assess the item;
document the item;
photograph the item;
wrap in acid-free tissue;
store in archival box
Materials required:
acid-free tissue; archival box
Storage Method:
18-23*C; 45-60%RH; 50 lux; flat storage
Submitted by michelle on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 13:37
Description
Physical Description:
1.9 cm of object. - 1 brooch : col. ; 8.6 x 12.2 x 1.9 cm
Physical Location
Repository:
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
Conservation
Date Reported:
Tue, 04/03/2012 (All day)
Custodial History:
Previously known as 2011.02.02.02; 2011-5_001_006
Conservation Notes:
Fig.1 - Foreign Matter - Front bottom - various fibers and particles - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use;
Fig.2 - Acorns - Front center - close up - ethnographic material - due to construction process
Conservation-Treatment
Options:
assess the item;
document the item;
photograph the item;
wrap in acid-free tissue;
store in archival box
Materials required:
acid-free tissue; archival box
Storage Method:
18-23*C; 45-60%RH; 50 lux; flat storage
Submitted by michelle on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 12:07
Description
Physical Description:
1.1 cm of object. - 1 brooch : col. ; 4.4 x 3.8 x 1.1 cm
Physical Location
Repository:
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
Conservation
Date Reported:
Tue, 04/03/2012 (All day)
Custodial History:
Previously known as 2011.02.02.08; 2011-5_001_012
Conservation Notes:
Fig.1 - Dirt - Front top - white tone - fibrous structure - 3 spots - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use;
Fig.2 - Dirt - Front bottom - white tone - fibrous structure - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use;
Fig.3 - Dirt - Front bottom - white tone - fibrous structure - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use;
Fig.4 - Chip - Front right side - paint loss - pink tone showing through - due to handling and use;
Fig.5 - Maker's Mark - Back top - graphite - due to construction process;
Fig.6 - Staining - Back right - pink tone - absorption/tidemark - all edges - due to previous storage condition, handling and use;
Fig.7 - Glaze - Back bottom - all edges - over paint glaze - discoloured - due to construction process;
Fig.8 - Discolouration - Back center - adhesive - cross-link with plaster - due to construction process
Conservation-Treatment
Options:
assess the item;
document the item;
photograph the item;
wrap in acid-free tissue;
store in archival box
Materials required:
acid-free tissue; archival box
Storage Method:
18-23*C; 45-60%RH; 50 lux; flat storage
