Before and after treatment, and reverse side of mannequin
used.
Insect damage before and after treatment.
The 1810 military coat was prepared for exhibition along
with other period artifacts at the Pompey Historical
Society. One distinguishing element of this coat is the
lack of a waist seam. The coat has a red body and arms with
blue trimming and yellow wool taps. Both the red and blue
fabrics are plain weave. The blue wool is glazed.
Scattered over the surface of the coat were small to medium
sized areas of loss from previous insect infestation. These
areas were not only visually disturbing, but also caused
the coat to be weak and vulnerable to future damage. There
were also frayed edges on the tails in need of support and
some overall surface dirt and soiling to be cleaned.
Moreover, a mount was needed to properly support the coat.
these damages were compensated with small patches.
The support mount was carved of Ethafoam to fully support
the coat.