Small woven brooches

Submitted by michelle on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 15:41

Description

Start Date:

ca. 1942

End Date:

ca. 1948

Date Range:

[ca. 1942-1948]

Physical Description:

0.7 cm of object. - 3 brooches : col. ; 2.6 x 4.6 x 0.7 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:

Three woven brooches on a paper backing. (B+C) 2.6 x 4.3 x 0.3 cm; (D) 7.6 x 13.9 x 0.1 cm

Colour:

green, brown, light brown, red, pink, black

Date Reported:

Tue, 04/03/2012 - 00:00

Custodial History:

Previously known as 2011.01.31.25; 2011-5_001_004

Style or Pattern:

weave, pinwheel, basket, canoe, circle

Process:

woven, handcrafted

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

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: