We have been advised to use nitrile gloves for our basketry collection as
cotton can snag on the fibers.  I imagine they would be good to use for any
kind of woven, snag-able surface, and they do provide good traction for
slippery things like ceramics.   We get them at medical supply stores.
Honestly, I hate them because my hands are hot, but I am learning to live
with them.

Jill R. Chancey, Curator
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art
Laurel, MS 39440
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jmarks" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 11:02 AM
Subject: Current philosophy on using gloves


> Hello,
>
> I've searched the archives and didn't find this topic:  What's the
> current philosophy on using cotton gloves for different materials?  I
> have a temporary assistant who was trained differently than I, and she
> says you need to wear gloves for glazed ceramics because skin oils can
> interact with the glaze (depending on type of glaze).  I was trained
> that you use gloves for metals, paper, fabric, leather, unglazed
> ceramics and unfinished wood.  Slippery artifacts - glass, glazed
> ceramic, polished wood - and any object with condition problems (flaking
> paint, raised veneer, brittle paper that could be torn by gloves, etc.)
> are better handled without gloves (and with well-washed hands).  There
> are a number of exceptions, which I did see in the archives, but is this
> still basically true?  Does bare skin contact affect glazed ceramics?
>  I'd like some input before I pontificate about "the right way" - maybe
> I've missed something.
>
> Thanks,
> John Marks
> Curator of Collections
> Geneva (NY) Historical Society
>
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