Dear Sharon
A very kind colleague who is a textile conservator working on flags and banners (Morwena Stephens) has sent me the list of headings she uses in her condition assessment form which I have added below. You may like to look at the Facebook page of a project we are carrying out to help small, mostly volunteer-run museums across southwest England look after their flags and banners – Flying the Flag
https://www.facebook.com/FlyingtheFlagintheSouthWest?ref=hl
best wishes
Helena
========Condition Assessment headings
Object name:
Accession number:
Description:
Construction:
Principal fabric:
Seam stitching:
Piecing:
Seam construction:
Pole, including components, decoration and hanging mechanism:
Dimensions (mm)
Top edge:
Lower edge:
Fly edge: Right edge:
Hoist edge: Left edge:
Width across centre:
Length across centre:
Condition
· Major structural damage:
o Loss to field
o Loss of fringing
o Splits
o Severe creasing and/or deformation
· Minor structural damage:
o Small holes
o Small splits
o Creasing
· Surface damage:
o Abrasion of surface decoration
o Paint loss, flaking and/or cupping
· Disfigurement:
o Fading
o Discoloration
o Staining
· Chemical deterioration:
o Embrittlement of fibres
o Corrosion of metal elements
o Fading or discoloration
· Biological deterioration:
o Insect infestation of textiles, including fringing
o Wood boring insect
o Fungal infestation
· Damaging old repairs:
o Adhesive tape
o Adhered fabric
o Stitched, causing distortion
· Accretions:
o Generalised loose particulate
o Generalised ingrained
o Localised from draped display
