Dark brown owl brooch

General Description: 

A painted wooden brooch in the shape of an owl on a branch.

Object Type: 
Brooch
Colour: 

brown, black, yellow, silver, white

Date Reported: 
Mon, 04/02/2012 - 00:00
Object Classification: 
Personal Objects; Adornment
GMD: 
object
Custodial History: 
Previously known as 2011.02.02.11; 2011-5_001_015
Start Date: 
ca. 1942
Description Level: 
File
End Date: 
ca. 1948
Style or Pattern: 
circle, triangle, lines, curves
Process: 
molded, handpainted
Date Range: 
[ca. 1942-1948]
Image: 
Document: 
PDF icon 2011-5_001_026_PhotoDocumentation.pdf
Physical Description: 

1.1 cm of object. - 1 brooch : col. ; 2.7 x 4.9 x 1.1 cm

Conservation Notes: 

Fig.1 - Foreign matter - Front left - white tone - 0.1cm - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.2 - Foreign Matter - Front bottom - white tone - 0.3x0.1cm - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.3 - Foreign matter - Front left bottom - fibrous structure - 0.4cm - white tone - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.4 - Foreign Matter - Front bottom - across surface - fibrous structure - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.5 - Adhesive - Back center - yellow tone - discoloured - cross-linked with plaster - due to previous storage conditions and construction materials; Fig.6 - Imperfection - Back bottom - from popped bubble - coloured with graphite - due to construction process; Fig.7 - Glaze - Back right - over paints along all edges - due to construction process

rec_shelfloc: 
2011-005-001
Repository: 
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
Options: 

assess the item; document the item; photograph the item; wrap in acid-free tissue; store in archival box

Accession No: 
Artifact collection, small artifact series
Materials required: 

acid-free tissue; archival box

Container Number: 
001
Conclusions: 
Option completed
Storage Method: 
18-23*C; 45-60%RH; 50 lux; flat storage