Robin,

It depends on a number of things: the condition of the silk, is it brittle
or deteriorated? The stability of the dyes on the robe, and the nature of
the stain. You should talk with a textiles conservator about this.

Cheers!
Dave

David Harvey
Senior Conservator and Museum Consultant
Los Angeles CA
www.cityofangelsconservation.weebly.com


On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 9:31 AM, Robin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Does anyone have any advice on how to treat a c. 1930’s men’s silk robe
> that has visual evidence of old mold on it? It does not appear to be active
> mold (does not come off on a Q-tip or smell like mold), but has the ghost
> marks/stains of mold.  I would like to put the robe on display and would
> like to clean it up somehow (if possible).
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Robin
>
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