Study on the Aging Mechanism of Textile Relics in Museum Collection Environment by Accelerated Aging Experiment

ABSTRACT

The protection of textile relics against environment-induced aging is vital when planning exhibitions or storing in the museum. To effectively avoid the deterioration of textile relics caused by improper preservation environment, this study accordingly examines different museum-collection environment (temperature, humidity, light sources, and their combination) in terms of the damage potential they hold for textile relics. Results showed the temperature, humidity, and light source of the museum-collection environment induced the performance of textile relics to varying degrees, among which the influence of temperature and light source was significantly greater than that of humidity, and appropriate humidity was also conducive to easing the performance aging of textile relics induced by the storage environment. In addition, it was found that regardless of the museum collection environment, the performance aging of protein textile relics was significantly greater than that of cellulose textile relics, indicating that the decline in the performance of textile relics was related not only to the museum-collection environment, but also to the fiber molecular composition of textile relics. Therefore, in the subsequent storage process of textile relics, the characteristics of textile relics should be fully considered and classified storage to minimize damage induced by the museum-collection environment.

摘要

在规划展览或在博物馆中储存时，保护纺织品文物免受环境引起的老化是至关重要的. 为了有效避免纺织品文物因保存环境不当而变质，本研究相应地考察了不同博物馆收藏环境（温度、湿度、光源及其组合）对纺织品文物的破坏潜力. 结果表明，博物馆收藏环境的温度、湿度和光源对纺织品文物的性能有不同程度的诱导作用，其中温度和光源的影响明显大于湿度，适当的湿度也有利于缓解纺织品文物因储存环境诱导的性能老化. 此外，研究发现，无论博物馆收藏环境如何，蛋白质纺织品文物的性能老化明显大于纤维素纺织品文物，表明纺织品文物性能的下降不仅与博物馆收藏环境有关，还与纺织品文物的纤维分子组成有关. 因此，在纺织品文物的后续存放过程中，应充分考虑纺织品文物的特点，分类存放，最大限度地减少博物馆收藏环境的破坏.

KEYWORDS:

• Textile relics
• aging mechanism
• museum collection environment
• color difference
• mechanical strength
• appearance morphology
• molecular structure

关键字:

• 纺织品文物
• 老化机制
• 博物馆收藏环境
• 色差
• 机械强度
• 外观形态
• 分子结构

Acknowledgments

This study is financially supported by The Open Project Program of Anhui Province College of Anhui Province College Key Laboratory of Textile Fabrics, Anhui Engineering and Technology Research Center of Textile (2021AETKL20); 2022 Anhui Polytechnic University -Jiujiang District Special Fund for Industrial Synergy and Innovation (2022 CYXTB7); Industry-university-research cooperation project of Anhui Polytechnic University (KH10002479); Humanities and Social Sciences project of the Ministry of Education, China (No. 22YJAZH064), the Later Funded Project of Philosophy and Social Science Research of the Ministry of Education, China (No. 22JHQ008), the National Endowment for the Arts, China (2018-A-05-(263)-0928) and the Youth Innovation Team of Shaanxi Universities, China.

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Funding

This work was supported by the The Open Project Program of Anhui Province College of Anhui Province College Key Laboratory of Textile Fabrics, Anhui Engineering and Technology Research Center of Textile [2021AETKL20]; 2022 Anhui Polytechnic University - Jiujiang District Special Fund for Industrial Synergy and Innovation [2022 CYXTB7]; Humanities and Social Sciences project of the Ministry of Education, China [No. 22YJAZH064]; Humanities and Social Sciences project of the Ministry of Education, China (No. 22YJAZH064), the Later Funded Project of Philosophy and Social Science Research of the Ministry of Education, China [22JHQ008]; the National Endowment for the Artsand the Youth Innovation Team of Shaanxi Universities, China. [2018-A-05-(263)-0928]; Industry-university-research cooperation project of Anhui Polytechnic University [KH10002479].