Ok, at the risk of great shame and ridicule here's a question...if glassine
should not be used for long-term storage (and we have literally thousands of
works on paper interleaved w/glassine for "safe" keeping) what should be
used?

Thanks any suggestions you've got.

Sasha Carrera
Corita Art Center
323-466-2157 ext 21


On 11/22/05 1:49 PM, "Fifield, Rebecca" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> My understanding from Carolyn Rose was that the process used to make glassine
> (pH 7 / neutral at time of manufacture) causes it to acidify more quickly than
> other pH neutral materials, like an unbuffered tissue. So its better for
> shipping and loans, than long-term storage.
> Best,
> Becky Fifield
> Assistant Collections Manager
> Antonio Ratti Textile Center
> Metropolitan Museum of Art
> 
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> 
> Hello all!  A quick question to further my understanding of archival storage
> materials.  Gaylord¹s catalog says that ³Glassine should not be used for
> long-term storage.²  Exactly what about the nature of glassine makes it
> inappropriate for long-term storage?
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 
> 
> Lee Goodan
> 
> Registrar
> 
> Gaston County Museum
> 
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