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*[http://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/museums/2013/07/09/life-stilled/ University College London Museums & Collections Blog] | *[http://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/museums/2013/07/09/life-stilled/ University College London Museums & Collections Blog] | ||
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=== Taxidermy & Pest Control === | === Taxidermy & Pest Control === | ||
| + | Common pests to look out for in taxidermy are Dermestidae beetles and cloth months. | ||
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| + | Useful Links for IPM (Integrated pest management): | ||
| + | ::[https://museumpests.net/ MuseumPests.net] | ||
*Connecting to Collections Care Webinars | *Connecting to Collections Care Webinars | ||
::[http://www.connectingtocollections.org/ipmpart1/ Stressed About Pests? Prevention, Monitoring, & Identification] | ::[http://www.connectingtocollections.org/ipmpart1/ Stressed About Pests? Prevention, Monitoring, & Identification] | ||
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=== Health & Safety === | === Health & Safety === | ||
| + | Most modern taxidermy methods tend to avoid pesticides and harsh chemicals. However many older taxidermy specimens will have pesticides present with arsenic being common on pre 1940’s specimens. | ||
*[http://www.conservation-wiki.com/w/images/6/67/H%26S_Presentation-Pesticide_Residues_and_Staff_Protection.pdf AIC Wiki, Pesticide Residues and Staff Protection] | *[http://www.conservation-wiki.com/w/images/6/67/H%26S_Presentation-Pesticide_Residues_and_Staff_Protection.pdf AIC Wiki, Pesticide Residues and Staff Protection] | ||
*[http://www.amazon.com/SEOH-Indicator-Arsenic-Quantofix-Analytical/dp/B0089PLYGM Arsenic test strips] | *[http://www.amazon.com/SEOH-Indicator-Arsenic-Quantofix-Analytical/dp/B0089PLYGM Arsenic test strips] | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:01, 29 May 2023
Contents
Statement of Purpose
These links and documents contain information about the care and preservation of skin and taxidermy collections. There is a wealth of information on this topic already written, much of which is available online.
Contributors
Rachael Perkins Arenstein, Eugenie Milroy, George Dante, Julian Birnbach
Links
Highlighted Resources
- Connecting to Collections Care webinar Troublesome Trophies and Fragile Feathered Friends, September 24, 2015
- Connecting to Collections Care webinar Feathers On and Off the Bird: Documenting and Caring for Featherwork, October 11, 2018
History of Taxidermy
Taxidermy Storage
- The Storage at a Glance chapter in Preventive Conservation: Collection Storage (2019) Elkin and Norris, eds. has an entry on Keratin with information relevant to taxidermy.
- Storage Techniques for Art, Science & History Collections - (type taxidermy into the site’s search bar)
- Storage Methods for Taxidermy Specimens, 1992. WAAC Newsletter, Vol. 14:2
Stabilization & Restoration of Taxidermy
- Nieuwenhuizen, Linda, 1998. Synthetic Fill Materials for Skin, Leather, and Furs. Journal of the American Institute for Conservation (JAIC), Vol. 37, 1:10
- Ritchie, F., J. Thornton, and A. Shugar, October 2012. When Modern Materials Fail: Rehabilitation of a Taxidermy Orangutan from the Buffalo Museum of Science. ICOM-CC Natural History Collections Working Group Newsletter, Issue No. 17.
Taxidermy & Pest Control
Common pests to look out for in taxidermy are Dermestidae beetles and cloth months.
Useful Links for IPM (Integrated pest management):
- Connecting to Collections Care Webinars
- Goldberg, Lisa. 1996. A History of Pest Control Measures in the Anthropology Collections, National Museum Of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Journal of the American Institute for Conservation (JAIC),Vol. 35, 1:3.
- Canadian Museum of Nature Blog, No Food, No Drink, No Pests
- UK Museum Curator’s blog
Taxidermy & Disaster Recovery
- Wet Recovery of Taxidermy, National Center for Preservation Technology and Training webinar, July 16, 2018
- Museum SOS: Case study of the Lundy Collection of taxidermy animal trophies
- American Institute for Conservation Wiki
- Spafford-Ricci, Sarah & Fiona Graham. The Fire at The Royal Saskatchewan Museum, Part 2: Removal Of Soot From Artifacts And Recovery Of The Building. Journal of the American Institute for Conservation (JAIC), Volume 39, 1:3.
Health & Safety
Most modern taxidermy methods tend to avoid pesticides and harsh chemicals. However many older taxidermy specimens will have pesticides present with arsenic being common on pre 1940’s specimens.
- AIC Wiki, Pesticide Residues and Staff Protection
- Arsenic test strips
- Test method adapted from Odegaard, N., Carroll, S. and Zimtt, W.S., Material Characterization Tests for Objects of Art 2nd Edition, Archetype Books, 2007.
