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http://dx.doi.org/10.22790/conservation.2022.27.0057

Conservation Treatment and Structural Characteristics of a Leather Briefcase Used during the Korean War  

Kang, Hyunsam (The War Memorial of Korea)
Jang, Hanul (The War Memorial of Korea)
Yi, Hyeonju (National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage)
Gu, Jihye (National Palace Museum of Korea)
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Conservation Science in Museum / v.27, no., 2022 , pp. 57-66 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study conducted conservation treatment of a briefcase used by a soldier who fought in the Korean War as a member of the United Nations Forces. The zooid characteristics of its main material, leather, were analyzed in collaboration with the researchers at the National Palace Museum of Korea who have conducted relevant research. A plan for conservation treatment was established based on the results of this analysis. The briefcase was made of leather with a wooden frame. The many densely arranged tiny pores in different patterns on the leather's surface suggests calf leather. The wooden frame and leather had suffered deformation over long years of deterioration and thus required conservation treatment to enhance their structural stability. The conservation treatment began with the removal of contaminants from the exterior and interior of the briefcase. The stiffened leather was softened through humidification, and torn or separated areas were restored using cowhide glue. It is expected that the results of this conservation treatment and analysis of the leather material will serve as useful sources for basic research on leather items as well as wartime and military items.
Keywords
War and Military Property; Korean War; Briefcase;
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