0.5 cm of object. - 1 sword : col. ; 4 x 19.3 x 0.5 cm
A small handcrafted wooden sword.
brown, white, silver
Fig.1 - Foreign Matter - Front left - black tone - various spots - 0.1cm - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.2 - Chipping - Front left - various spots - due to handling and use; Fig.3 - Transfer - Back left - graphite from pencil - 5cm - due to handling and use; Fig.4 - Foreign Matter - Back left - green tone - 2 spots - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.5 - Foreign Matter - Back center - 1 spot - black tone - 0.2 x 0.3cm - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.6 - Scratches - Back right - multiple - parallel lines and spots - due to handling and use; Fig.7 - Chipping - Back right tip - 0.1cm of loss - due to handling and use
assess the item; document the item; photograph the item; wrap in acid-free tissue; store in archival box
acid-free tissue; archival box
0.5 cm of object. - 1 sword : col. ; 3.5 x 19.5 x 0.5 cm
brown
Fig.1 - Foreign Matter - Front left - 3 spots - grey tone - fibrous structure - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.2 - Foreign Matter - Front center - 1 spot - red tone - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.3 - Foreign Matter - Front center - 1.2 x 0.3cm - white tone - paper adhesive remnant - due to previous display conditions, handling and use; Fig.4 - Foreign Matter - back left - 1 spot - white tone - fibrous structure - due to handling and use; Fig.5 - Foreign Matter - Back left - 1 spot - black tone - 0.1cm - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.6 - Foreign Matter - Back center - 1.1 x 0.4cm - white tone - paper adhesive remnant - due to previous display conditions, handling and use; Fig.7 - Stamp - Back right - black ink - Maker's Mark - due to identifying creation; Fig.8 - Foreign Matter - Back top edge - white and grey tone - fibrous structure - 0.3 x 2.4cm - due to handling and use; Fig.9 - Finish - Back bottom edge - 7.1cm - intermittent - run/dry marks - due to construction process
0.5 cm of object. - 1 sword : col. ; 3.7 x 21.9 x 0.5 cm
Fig.1 - Transfer - Front left - grey tone - lines and smears - due to handling and use; Fig.2 - Foreign Matter - Front center - green tone - 0.1cm - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.3 - Foreign Matter - Front right - grey tone - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.4 - Chipping - Front bottom center edge - 0.3 x 0.1cm - due to handling and use; Fig.5 - Foreign Matter - Back right - grey tone - smear - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use
0.4 cm of object. - 1 sword : col. ; 3.7 x 21 x 0.4 cm
Fig.1 - Foreign Matter - Front left - 1 spot - grey tone - due previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.2 - Foreign Matter - Front center - 2 spots - white tone - fibrous structure - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.3 - Foreign Matter - Front center - 1 spot - brown tone - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.4 - Chipping and Gouge - Bottom left edge - 0.2 cm of loss - due to handling and use; Fig.5 - Foreign Matter - Front right - 11 spots - various sizes - randomized - brown tone - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.6 - Foreign Matter - Front right - 1 spot - red tone - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.7 - Chip - Front left tip - 0.2cm of loss - due to handling and use; Fig.8 - Foreign Matter - Back left - 1 spot - white tone - fibrous structure - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.9 - Trace - Back left - grey tone - variable density - due to handling an use; Fig.10 - Foreign Matter - Back center - 1 spot - white tone - fibrous structure - due to previous storage conditions, handling and use; Fig.11 - Trace - Back right - grey tone - marks and smears - due to handling and use; Fig.12 - Chipping - Back top right - 2 spots - edge and surface - due to handling and use
0.3 cm of object. - 1 sword : col. ; 3.5 x 21.3 x 0.3 cm
Fig.1 - Foreign Matter - Front left - 11 spots - white tone - fibrous structure - due to handling and use; Fig.2 - Pitting - Front left - 2 marks - 0.1cm - due to handling and use; Fig.3 - Gouge - Front center - 2 lines - parallel - 1 x 0.1cm - 0.5 x 0.1cm - due to handling and use; Fig.4 - Foreign Matter - Back right - 4 spots - white tone - fibrous structure - due to handling and use; Fig.5 - Foreign Matter - Back left - 7 spots - white tone - randomized - fibrous structure - due to handling and use; Fig.6 - Foreign Matter - Back right - 4 spots - white tone - fibrous structure - randomized - due to handling and use; Fig.7 - Foreign Matter - Back right - 1 spot - brown tone - 0.1cm - due to handling and use