Talk:Conservation and restoration of feathers

Sarah, great outline! You seem to be covering all of the key points for conservation of feathers, but what about taxidermy birds? How to care for the feathers of a mounted bird might be a good addition and provide a little basis on why you need to conserve feathers (in some cases). The National Park Service has a good article about the handling and care of bird specimens: https://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/conserveogram/11-09.pdf. You really seem to be on the right track, topic wise, and meeting Wikipedia "standards". Love the photos! KKuhn12 (talk) 21:32, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

Agreed, this is a great outline and definitely meets wikipedia standards. I think you are covering all the necessary points. The images you have included are helpful illustrations as well. I don't know if you have come across this yet but Minnesota Historical Society has information here that pertains to feathers along with other materials that might be helpful. - Ana — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aengels1 (talk • contribs) 13:09, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

Structure

Notes on article structure here Cmosman (talk) 05:37, 18 November 2019 (UTC)

Ok here's a start. Let me know what you think. Cmosman (talk) 17:39, 20 November 2019 (UTC)

Feather Structure and Composition

Cmosman (talk) 16:28, 22 November 2019 (UTC)

• Basics
• Keratin
• Link to Feathers page Cmosman (talk) 17:07, 21 November 2019 (UTC)

(should this just be a link to the “feather” wiki page?) Cmosman (talk) 18:00, 20 November 2019 (UTC)

Types and Uses

Cmosman (talk) 16:37, 22 November 2019 (UTC)

(should this just point to the “human usage” section in the “feather” wiki page?) Cmosman (talk) 18:00, 20 November 2019 (UTC)

(should there be a separate human usage of feathers page?)'' Cmosman (talk) 18:00, 20 November 2019 (UTC)

(I agree, this would be a good spot to include links from the Feather wikipedia page. I combined some of the sections below and added possible links to include for each.) JessBeebe (talk) 22:46, 23 November 2019 (UTC)

• Two basic types of feathers JessBeebe (talk) 05:24, 24 November 2019 (UTC):
  • pennaceous
    • (include link to Pennaceous feather)
  • plumulaceous
    • (include links to Feather Classification, Down feather)

• Uses JessBeebe (talk) 05:24, 24 November 2019 (UTC):
  • Utilitarian examples (include link to Feather page -> utilitarian functions section)
  • Cultural examples (include link to Feathers -> In religion and culture section)
  • Artwork
  • Natural history and taxidermy specimens

Deterioration

Cmosman (talk) 16:37, 22 November 2019 (UTC)

• Most influential agents and resulting types of deterioration Cmosman (talk) 18:01, 20 November 2019 (UTC)
  • Physical force
  • Dust and pollutants
  • Pests
  • Water and humidity
  • Temperature
  • Light
  • Fire

Preventive Conservation

Cmosman (talk) 18:02, 20 November 2019 (UTC)

• Proper Display and Storage JessBeebe (talk) 23:45, 23 November 2019 (UTC)
  • Climate control
  • Protection from physical forces
  • Protection from pollutants
  • Pest Control

• Proper Handling JessBeebe (talk) 14:44, 24 November 2019 (UTC)
  • Hazardous Materials Cmosman (talk) 19:26, 10 December 2019 (UTC)
    • Pesticides
  • support
  • gloves

• Packing and Shipping Cmosman (talk) 16:38, 22 November 2019 (UTC)

Interventive Conservation

Cmosman (talk) 18:02, 20 November 2019 (UTC)

• Cleaning Cmosman (talk) 17:59, 20 November 2019 (UTC)
  • Dry
    • tools
  • Wet
    • solvents

• Treatments and repairs Cmosman (talk) 17:59, 20 November 2019 (UTC)
  • tools and adhesives
  • imping
  • heat

Resources

Is this a good spot for citations for the sources Rose gave in the discussion forum if they're not yet directly cited in the article? I just don't want to leave them out! — Preceding unsigned comment added by JessBeebe (talk • contribs) 04:00, 15 December 2019 (UTC)

References

List of references here Cmosman (talk) 05:38, 18 November 2019 (UTC)

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/fa6e/c01c2c05b594e9e546f22d382f3fd3ec633c.pdf Cmosman (talk) 05:52, 18 November 2019 (UTC)

https://www.connectingtocollections.org/caring-for-feathers/ Cmosman (talk) 05:52, 18 November 2019 (UTC)

https://curatorialtrainee.wordpress.com/2011/11/12/feather-conservation-course/ Cmosman (talk) 05:52, 18 November 2019 (UTC)

https://www.canada.ca/en/conservation-institute/services/preventive-conservation/guidelines-collections/feathers-quills-horn-keratinous-materials.html#a1a1. Cmosman (talk) 05:52, 18 November 2019 (UTC)

https://primo.getty.edu/primo-explore/fulldisplay?vid=GRI&docid=GETTY_ALMA51176248290001551&context=L&lang=en_US Cmosman (talk) 05:52, 18 November 2019 (UTC)

https://primo.getty.edu/primo-explore/fulldisplay?vid=GRI&docid=GETTY_ALMA21126324050001551&lang=en_US&context=L Cmosman (talk) 05:52, 18 November 2019 (UTC)

https://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/conserveogram/11-09.pdf Cmosman (talk) 17:50, 20 November 2019 (UTC)

Grabow, N. (2018). Conserving and Cleaning Feathers: A Hands-on Introduction. Retrieved from https://www.sustainableheritagenetwork.org/digital-heritage/conserving-and-cleaning-feathers-hands-introduction. JessBeebe (talk) 01:28, 21 November 2019 (UTC)

https://intheirtruecolors.wordpress.com/2019/09/05/continuing-conservation-research-challenges-impacts-of-cleaning-pesticides-and-restoration-of-color-in-feathers/ ColleenBailey (talk) 22:29, 22 November 2019 (UTC)

http://conservation.myspecies.info/node/32 ColleenBailey (talk) 22:29, 22 November 2019 (UTC)

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2170553-bent-bird-feathers-repair-themselves-when-soaked-in-water/ ColleenBailey (talk) 22:29, 22 November 2019 (UTC)

http://www.connectingtocollections.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Pearlstein-webinar-1.pdf ColleenBailey (talk) 22:29, 22 November 2019 (UTC)

http://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Feathers#Deterioration JessBeebe (talk) 22:32, 23 November 2019 (UTC)

NPS. 2012. National Park Service: Museum Handbook. Part One. Chapter 4. Retrieved from https://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/MHI/chap4.pdf. JessBeebe (talk) 23:22, 23 November 2019 (UTC)

Newman, R. (2009). MFA Highlights: Conservation and Care of Museum Collections. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Pg. 72. (mentions the use of lasers in feather cleaning) JessBeebe (talk) 05:36, 24 November 2019 (UTC)

Minnesota Historical Society. (n.d.). Quills, Horn, Hair, Feathers, Claws, and Baleen. Retrieved from http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/conservation/connectingmn/docs_pdfs/repurposedbook-quills_000.pdf. JessBeebe (talk) 14:36, 24 November 2019 (UTC)