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 > > > > -------------------- > > Robin H. Gabriel > > Kaminski House Museum > > Georgetown, SC 29440 > > > > All e-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to > public disclosure under the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act > (FOIA). > > This correspondence is intended exclusively for the individual or entity > to which it is addressed and may contain information that is proprietary, > > privileged, confidential or otherwise legally exempt from disclosure. > > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).