Owner:
Collection of Talcy Castle, France, http://www.chateau-talcy.fr/en/.
Description:
35 x 38 x 36 cm, cardboard, leather and fabric case for man's hat, with carboard/paper hat inside.
Main damages:
physical damages with folds, tears, deformations and pest damages (insects) ; heavily dirty inside/out.
Treatment applied:
mechanical cleaning on all elements made of paper, cardboard and leather ; reinforcement and re-shaping when necessary of the original elements, light colour retouching. Fabric and metal conserved by specialising conservators.
