Documentation of selected Indian Textile Museums, development of finishes for textile conservation & designing of display showcases
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2018-08
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G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand)
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Under present research status of textile artifacts and prevailing conservation practices in the selected Indian textile museums were documented, finish suitable for conservation of textiles was developed and designs of showcases for impressive display of textiles in museums were created. Twenty eight Indian textile museums were selected for survey. The details of artifacts collection and conservation practices followed by the museums to protect the textile antiquities from deterioration were noted. Survey results revealed that edible sources such as black pepper and clove were used to conserve the textiles in the museums. So, an economical antimicrobial finish extracted from plant source was developed, it will also help in saving edible sources. To develop the antimicrobial finish efficacy of the methanolic extracts of seven plants were tested against Gram Positive, Gram Negative and fungus by Agar Well Diffusion Method for bacteria and Food Poison Method for fungus. Methanolic extract of Khinna (Falconeria insignis) was selected for casement fabric application on the basis of maximum zone of inhibition exhibited against the test microbes. Conditions for applying the plant extract on the fabric were optimized on the basis of the bacterial resistance efficacy of the variables tested by Box-Behnken Design software. Both bacteria and fungus showed highest bacterial and fungal resistance for nine percent of plant extract whereas, four percent concentration of citric acid resulted in lowest bacterial zone of inhibition was observed at 30 minutes of treatment time. The treated fabrics were dried and were tested for physical properties. It was concluded that methanolic extract of Falconeria insignis leaves are safe and economical to provide antimicrobial protection on casement fabric, which may be used as base fabric for placement of artifacts in the museums. Designing of display boards for effective showcasing of the product as well as their conservation process to safeguard the textiles. In order to design display showcases the artefacts displayed in the museums were categorized in twelve categories Total sixty designs of showcases were prepared using Photoshop software along with their dimensions, recommended material for construction of particular showcase and estimated cost was also calculated. The prepared designs of showcases were got evaluated by the conservators and curators of five museums surveyed.
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