Conservation Strategies of a Rare Historical Carpet in Cairo University, A case study

Harby E Ahmed

doi:10.15226/2641-760x/1/1/00105

Abstract

Conservation Strategies of a Rare Historical Carpet in Cairo University, A case study

Highlights

Historical museums and houses contain a large number of historic carpets
Many researchers have pointed out that the original home of carpet makers is central Asia. This historic carpet is made of textile fibers, most notably wool fibers and silk fibers used in the manufacture of carpets
Morphological study: Using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) is very important to identify the type of fibers, which used in the manufacture of historical carpets

Summary

Introduction

Many researchers have pointed out that the original home of carpet makers is central Asia. This historic carpet is made of textile fibers, most notably wool fibers and silk fibers used in the manufacture of carpets. Historical carpets are exposed to many deterioration factors that cause damage and decay in fibers and dyes. Deterioration factors such as oscillate relative humidity (RH), changing temperature, effect of light, effect of air pollution which results in weakness in fibers and dye, hardness in fibers, separate parts, loss parts, stain and dust [1] [2] [3,4,5]

The Object

Testing And Analysis

Testing the stability of dyes

Conclusion