Mihaela CHETRARI
Muzeul Național de Istorie a Transilvaniei
Iulia TEODORESCU
Muzeul ASTRA Sibiu
In the summer of 2016 during the rescue excavations made at the Cathedral of St. Mihail in Cluj-Napoca it was discovered a fragment of archaeological textiles, from the 17th century.
The textile was sampled from the head area and is a piece of ribbon made of golden silver yarn and silk threads. The ribbon textures reveal a decorative motif formed by diamonds and triangles, forming a 6 mm wide repeating module.
Because in the present case the degraded forms of degradation did not allow for wet cleaning, it was decided to keep it for the moment in its degraded form. Removing deposits loosely attached to the textile surface was performed by repeated aspiration using the surgical vacuum cleaner, this offering the possibility of a controlled and safe cleaning.
To ensure optimal handling, storage, transport and exposure conditions, a suitable support was made for the shape and the component materials, so that the external factors interfere with the piece as little as possible.
Keywords: 17th century, archaeological textiles, gallon, conservation, metallic wire
