Tecidos revestidos por filmes sintéticos: desafios e estratégias de conservação

Susana França de Sá; Adriana Rizzo; Sarah Scaturro; Kim Verkens

doi:10.14568/cp47fm2

Authors

Susana França de Sá Química Verde (LAQV-REQUIMTE), Department of Conservation and Restoration, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2445-9361
Adriana Rizzo Department of Scientific Research, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, United States
Sarah Scaturro Department of Conservation, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Kim Verkens Department of Textile Conservation and Restoration, Fashion Museum of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14568/cp47fm2

Abstract

Synthetic-coated fabrics are composed of at least two layers: a textile or leather substrate, and a top coating made of a synthetic polymer. These coated fabrics are a large class of materials, with a huge variety of appearances, stratigraphies, and chemical compositions, for example: wet-, metal- or leather-look surfaces; and very simple or more complex stratigraphies that can include a top coating, adhesive layer, foam layer, and textile substrate. These fabrics are commonly found in fashion, design, and art collections, but also in technical, scientific, and industrial collections worldwide.

The goal of this issue is to advance and disseminate knowledge regarding the preservation and conservation challenges of synthetic-coated fabrics. Due to their complex, composite nature and susceptibility to decay – still scarcely explored in conservation literature – these materials present difficult and unprecedented challenges for conservators, curators, and scientists.