[Nhcoll-l] Labels for type specimens in etanol

[Callomon,Paul]

One traditional method that has been used here is to tie a red ribbon around the neck of the jar. As this doesn’t involve ink or paint, it is very suitable for wet collections.

PC

Paul Callomon
Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates
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Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Labels for type specimens in etanol

Please, conservators and curators who have type specimens in your wet collections. How do you label them? A red label inside etanol solution is not a good idea, but types must to be marked in some way. Is it wright to use a regular fluid -white- label and write “type” beside the specimen’s name? Maybe also draw a red square in the outside surface of the glass?
Thanks for your contributions,
Marta

Marta Pérez Azcárate
Laboratori de Conservació Preventiva i Restauració
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