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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 3717324, member: 8267"]I think the importance will be primarily as a family heirloom, rather than any significant monetary value. </p><p><br /></p><p>The simplest way to preserve it and prevent further damage would be to wrap it in archival quality tissue paper and store it in an archival quality box. Displaying it would be more complicated. I would advise against placing it under glass, which would crush the velvet, might smear the printed pigments, and could risk trapping moisture with changes in relative humidity. </p><p><br /></p><p>For more specific advice and assessment, you might contact a textile conservator. If you are located in the U.S., you can search for one through the website of the American Institute for Conservation:</p><p><a href="https://www.culturalheritage.org/about-conservation/find-a-conservator" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.culturalheritage.org/about-conservation/find-a-conservator" rel="nofollow">https://www.culturalheritage.org/about-conservation/find-a-conservator</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 3717324, member: 8267"]I think the importance will be primarily as a family heirloom, rather than any significant monetary value. The simplest way to preserve it and prevent further damage would be to wrap it in archival quality tissue paper and store it in an archival quality box. Displaying it would be more complicated. I would advise against placing it under glass, which would crush the velvet, might smear the printed pigments, and could risk trapping moisture with changes in relative humidity. For more specific advice and assessment, you might contact a textile conservator. If you are located in the U.S., you can search for one through the website of the American Institute for Conservation: [URL]https://www.culturalheritage.org/about-conservation/find-a-conservator[/URL][/QUOTE]
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