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Subj: [icom-cc-ethno] Feather Conservation Workshop - April 16-17 2008, Pitt
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Dear Listserv Participants:
Due to a great demand, the ICON Ethnography Group Committee are organising
another two-day Workshop on the Conservation of Feathers on 16th & 17th April
2008. This time the workshop will be held at the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford,
UK. Included below are the advert and draft programme. If you have any
queries please do not hesitate to contact:
Cordelia Rogerson, Modern Materials Specialist Conservator, The British
Library, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB, UK, Tel 020 7412 7847, EMAIL:
<_Cordelia.Rogerson at Corde_ (mailto:Cordelia.Rogerson at bl.uk) >
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Feather Conservation - a two Day Workshop
Wednesday 16th & Thursday 17th April 2008
Due to considerable demand the ICON Ethnography Group is organising another
two-day workshop to study the conservation of feathers. This workshop will be
held at the Due <ST1> , , <ST1, , and led by Allyson Rae. Allyson has
extensive experience in the conservation of artefacts incorporating feathers.
Now a freelance conservator, she was, until recently, Head of Organic
Artefacts Conservation at the and le .
Encompassing both theoretical and practical sessions, the workshop will
cover the structure and nature of feathers, their causes of deterioration and
principles and practice for non-interventive and basic interventive options
(soil removal, reshaping, repair techniques). Participants have the opportunity
to bring feathered objects to the workshop for discussion. Participants need
to bring a few personal tools for practical sessions, to be advised on
registration.
The cost of the 2 day workshop is £200, includes materials, handouts, tea
and coffee but not lunches. Payment must be made prior to the course. 12 places
are available. A limited number of student places are available at the
reduced cost of £150. Please send proof of status with your registration form.
Registration forms can be downloaded from the ICON website
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The high demand means that places can only be allocated to those with
completed registration forms.
THE CONSERVATION OF FEATHERS
AN INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP
ALLYSON RAE
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DRAFT PROGRAMME
DAY 1
Registration ; Coffee
Welcome
Introductions
Goals of workshop
Outline for the day
Participants go round :
Name,
Organisation,
Experience with feathers,
Hopes from workshop,
Specific problem areas.
Nature of feathers
Types and functions;
Structure;
Chemical composition;
Growth;
Colouring;
Maintenance, preen oils.
Coffee
Getting to know feathers :
Practical
Questions / Discussion
Microscopic examination :
Type variations.
Structure.
Phases of growth.
Feathers in artefacts.
Nature of feather artefacts.
Questions / Discussion
Use of feathers in artefacts:
Variety of uses.
Composite constructions.
Lunch
Causes of deterioration.
Illustrated discussion :
Insect pests; dust; light; physical damage; RH/Temp; chemical.
Tea
Approaches to conservation:
Issues and ethics
Illustrated discussion
Conservation options :
An introduction to basics
Basic non-intervention
Basic intervention
More intrusive treatments
Re-cap.
Questions.
Outline for Day 2.
Day 2
Arrive and coffee
Welcome
Outline of day
Reminder re non-intervention.
Removal of soiling; re-shaping; drying.
Principles :
Desired outcome.
Nature of soiling.
Risks to objects.
Choices of cleaning agents.
Risks to artefacts.
Risks to people.
Demonstration :
Wet / solvent cleaning and drying on contour feather and semi-plume.
Coffee
Practical :
Cleaning, re-shaping, drying.
Participants each wet and solvent clean contour + semi-plume feathers;
re-shape contour; dry all.
Questions.
Other techniques in brief.
Brief introduction to other cleaning techniques.
Lunch
Repair.
Principles :
Cultural issues.
Identifying problems.
Risks to objects.
Risks to people.
Qualities of adhesives.
Qualities of repair materials.
Demonstration :
Use of split quill with Mowilith 50.
Practical :
Repairs.
Participants repair the contour feather they re-shaped previously -crack and
total break.
Tea
Questions.
Other repair techniques.
Other Conservation Matters.
Brief reference to other repair techniques.
Consolidation;
Replacement of preen oils;
Dyeing;
Feathered skins.
Re-cap.
Final discussion.
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