ASTM D5038-94

Standard Terminology of Textile Conservation

SCOPE
1.1 This terminology covers the conservation of cultural objects made of or containing textiles.
1.2 This terminology may be used by educators, governing bodies, museum directors and professionals, and private and institutional conservators.
1.3 This terminology may be used in correspondence, records, and reports pertaining to textile conservation.
1.4 When any of these definitions are removed from the context of this standard, insert the delimiting phrase, in textile conservation .
1.5 For definitions of other terms relating to textiles, see Terminology D123.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Sep-2001
• ICS: 01.040.59 - Textile and leather technology (Vocabularies)
• ICS: 59.080.01 - Textiles in general
• Technical Committee: D13 - Textiles

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM D5038-01 - Standard Terminology of Textile Conservation (Withdrawn 2009)
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2001

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: D 5038 – 94
Standard Terminology of
Textile Conservation
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 5038; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope craftsman, n—an artisan who is skilled in creating new
cultural objects.
1.1 This terminology covers the conservation of cultural
documentary characteristic, n—any historic, stylistic, icono-
objects made of or containing textiles.
graphic, technological, intellectual, aesthetic, or religious
1.2 This terminology may be used by educators, governing
data pertaining to an object under consideration for conser-
bodies, museum directors and professionals, and private and
vation.
institutional conservators.
documentation, n—the record of information (historic, stylis-
1.3 This terminology may be used in correspondence,
tic, iconographic, technological, intellectual, aesthetic, sci-
records, and reports pertaining to textile conservation.
entific, or spiritual) about any object of cultural or natural
1.4 When any of these definitions are removed from the
heritage.
context of this standard, insert the delimiting phrase, in textile
conservation.
DISCUSSION—Documentation includes, but is not limited to, records
1.5 For definitions of other terms relating to textiles, see of analysis and treatment of an object in writing, photographs,
drawings, videotape and other technological and physical data. Docu-
Terminology D 123.
mentation is a requirement of any plan for care and treatment of an
object, as well as a record of conservation activities.
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 ASTM Standards:
examination, n—the analysis of the material, structure, and
D 123 Terminology Relating to Textiles
condition of an object of cultural or natural heritage to
enable the formation of an appropriate method of preventive
3. Terminology
care and treatment.
conservation, n—all actions aimed at safeguarding objects of objects of cultural heritage, n—any items taken from nature,
or modified or created by humankind that are significant for
cultural and natural heritage for the future.
cultural interpretation and scientific research.
DISCUSSION—The purpose of conservation, through preventive care,
objects of natural heritage, n—any items taken from nature,
documentation, treatment, and research, is to retain significant qualities
modified or unm
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