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A textile conservator is a conservator-restorer charged with the care, treatment, research, and preservation of textiles. Issues addressed by a textile conservator are generally related to the field of textile preservation, and include damage caused to textiles by: light, mold and mildew, insects, cleaning, surface cleaning, washing, mounting for display, and storage.〔''The Winterthur Guide to Caring for Your Collection''(2000). The Henry Franis Du Pont Winterthur Museum, Inc.: Delaware. 〕 Variations in textile types and “the diversity of the textile conservator’s work makes it a very rewarding profession”.〔Lennard, Frances and Patricia Ewer. ''Textile Conservation: Advances in Practice'' (2010). Butterworth-Heinemann: Oxford. p. x〕 Textiles are among the most fragile artifacts, as they are susceptible to damage from atmospheric pollutants, moisture, biological organisms, and environmental changes and care varies with size, shape, material, and condition issues, all of which a textile conservator must be well versed. A textile conservator may be employed by a museum, other institution, or be an independent contractor. Most textile conservators have or will be in private practice at one time in their career.〔Lennard, Frances and Patricia Ewer. ''Textile Conservation: Advances in Practice'' (2010). Butterworth-Heinemann: Oxford. p. 37〕 In the current professional climate, “funding cuts have led to a reduction in the number of permanent jobs available in textile conservation and a contract culture exists in many museums”.〔Lennard, Frances and Patricia Ewer. ''Textile Conservation: Advances in Practice'' (2010). Butterworth-Heinemann: Oxford. p. x〕 A positive result “of the economic constraints on modern textile conservation is that conservators have developed a more reflective practice and think in a creative and flexible way of how to balance the key issues of access and preservation in their work.〔Lennard, Frances and Patricia Ewer. ''Textile Conservation: Advances in Practice'' (2010). Butterworth-Heinemann: Oxford. p. x〕 ==Responsibilities and duties== Textile conservators are responsible for condition assessment, treatment, and preventative measures performed on objects to preserve cultural heritage. Some conservators “have the added responsibility of acting as couriers of these objects to loan venues or with touring exhibitions”.〔Lennard, Frances and Patricia Ewer. ''Textile Conservation: Advances in Practice'' (2010). Butterworth-Heinemann: Oxford. p. x〕 Textile conservators may also construct storage solutions or display mounts, such as dress forms.〔Finch, Karen and Greta Putnam. ''The Care and Preservation of Textiles'' (1985). B.T. Batsford Ltd.: London.〕 Also of note, textile conservators in museum or private practice, generally, “consult not only their colleagues but every stakeholder involved with the future of the object”.〔Lennard, Frances and Patricia Ewer. ''Textile Conservation: Advances in Practice'' (2010). Butterworth-Heinemann: Oxford. p. x〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Textile conservator」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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