A trick I learned from an art handler may help: cut some slits in the
part of the glove that covers the back of your hand and doesn't contact
most objects. It lets in some air and relieves the perspiration problem.
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Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Current philosophy on using gloves
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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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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