Publisher's Synopsis
This volume contains papers from the 2014 'Conservation of Hair' conference hosted by the Horniman Museum, ICON and the Natural Sciences Collections Association which provided a broad forum for discussions on the conservation of hair in museum objects. Within museums hair is used in many shapes and forms and the papers within this volume discuss the conservation of taxidermy, historic wigs and hair within modern art. This volume also moves from past to the future conservation of hair, looking into how hair has been used in the past, protection from pests within museums today and looking forward to research possibilities for the re-coloring of faded taxidermy specimens. Contents: The uses and conservation of hair - Marion Kite Hair today gone tomorrow: Insect pests that eat hair - Bob Child The conservation and mounting of archaeological objects and human remains containing hair - Anna Harrison The hair of the dog: an overview of hair and fur at the Horniman - Charlotte Ridley Taxidermy mammals: some problems with hair - Simon Moore Hair raising Artworks: The challenges of hair in modern and contemporary sculpture - Karin Hignett The Conservation-restoration of two human hair wigs belonging to a late 17th century Holy Child from Spain/Naples? And an 18th century Holy child from Spain - Kimberleigh Collins-Peynaud Re-colouring faded taxidermy: Research into the properties and applicability of dye materials for conservation treatments - Lisa Elkin Hair today gone tomorrow: Insect pests that eat hair - Robert Child The conservation and mounting of archaeological objects and human remains containing hair - Anna Harrison The hair of the dog: An overview of hair and fur at the Horniman - Charlotte Ridley Taxidermy mammals: Some problems with hair - Simon Moore The conservation-restoration of two human hair wigs belonging to a late 17th century Holy Child from Spain and an 18th century Holy Child from Spain, sculptures from the Musée d art et d histoire de Chaumont, France - Kimberleigh Collins-Peynaud
