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Foxy Underpants: Or the Use of Chelators and Enzymes to Reduce Foxing Stains on Early Nineteenth Century Men’s Linen Underpants
Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Pub Date : 2019-11-01 , DOI: 10.1080/01971360.2019.1674604
Laura Mina 1
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ABSTRACT This paper describes a successful treatment to reduce foxing stains on a pair of men’s linen underpants ca. 1830 in the collection of the Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The underpants are ankle length and have a wide corset-like waistband containing 12 baleen stays. Such undergarments are rare in museum collections, yet provide a reminder of the importance of fashionable bodies for men. Foxing stains can be disfiguring on any work of art, but the stains were considered particularly distracting on the underpants. While foxing stains are a common problem in textile collections, most recent studies have focused on paper collections. Building on research by paper conservators and scientists, this treatment addressed the metals and microorganisms that cause foxing stains. Rather than use bleaching agents, the underpants were wet-cleaned in a series of baths with the chelator ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, a lysing enzyme, and the surfactant sodium lauryl sulfate. An agarose poultice with hydroxybenzyl ethylenediamine was used to target an area with dark stains. In both visible and ultraviolet light, the stains showed considerable reduction after the treatment.

中文翻译:

狡猾的内裤:或使用螯合剂和酶减少19世纪初男士亚麻内裤的Foxing污渍

摘要本文介绍了一种成功的治疗方法,可以减少一对男士亚麻内裤上的狐臭。1830年被大都会艺术博物馆的服装学院收藏。内裤的长度为脚踝,宽腰带状的腰带包含12个baleen撑条。这样的内衣在博物馆收藏中很少见,但提醒人们时髦的身体对男人的重要性。狐狸皮的污渍在任何艺术品上都可能使人容光焕发,但污渍被认为会在内裤上特别分散注意力。虽然在纺织品收藏中常见的污渍是foxing污渍,但最近的研究集中在纸张收藏上。在纸张保护者和科学家的研究的基础上,这种处理方法可以解决引起foxing污渍的金属和微生物。与其使用漂白剂,在一系列浴中用螯合的乙二胺四乙酸,裂解酶和表面活性剂月桂基硫酸钠湿洗内裤。带有羟基苄基乙二胺的琼脂糖膏剂可用于深色斑点区域。在可见光和紫外光下,处理后的污渍均显着减少。
更新日期:2019-11-01
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