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I'm a little rusty on conservation, so I needed some advice. I'm working at a small museum and found something growing on a few leather artifacts in one case. I pulled the items for conservation today and was looking more closely at them. I thought it was a mildew of some sort, but I'm not entirely sure. On one item, it seemed like clear - white crystals, small in clumps. When I touched it with my glove, the crystals transferred to the glove. Not powdery, like I though it might be. It's not all over the item, but definately in one location. The other item is more white, powdery looking in spots and in crevases. More of I expected mildew to be. So my first question is...is the crystals a form of mildew? Secondly, how do I clean them? In reverting back to my original training, I was going to brush off the mildew the best I can, using a foam brush and maybe pointy q-tips for the crevasses. Then maybe use some Renaissance Wax to clean it. And just leave it out for a few days while I track down the humidity/temp problem in the case. Does this sound like a good plan? Also, one piece is a collar for a horse and some of the leather is cracking quite bad. Should I use the wax on this piece?
Thanks for your help.
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