Dark brown owl brooch

Submitted by michelle on Wed, 05/02/2012 - 10:50

Description

Start Date:

ca. 1942

End Date:

ca. 1948

Date Range:

[ca. 1942-1948]

Physical Description:

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

Physical Location

rec_shelfloc:

2011-005-001

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Artifact collection, small artifact series

Container Number:

001

Conservation

General Description:

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

Colour:

brown, black, yellow, silver, white

Date Reported:

Mon, 04/02/2012 - 00:00

Custodial History:

Previously known as 2011.02.02.11; 2011-5_001_015

Style or Pattern:

circle, triangle, lines, curves

Process:

molded, handpainted

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

Object Type:

Brooch

Object Classification:

Personal Objects; Adornment

GMD:

object

Description Level:

File

Conservation-Treatment

Options:

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

Materials required: