jewlry-storag-msg - 6/19/05 Jewelry storage in period and the SCA. NOTE: See also the files: jewelry-msg, ear-rings-msg, finger-rings-msg, finger-rings-lnks, pearls-msg, brooches-lnks, coronets-msg, caskets-boxes-bib, caskets-boxes-msg, chests-msg. ************************************************************************ NOTICE - This file is a collection of various messages having a common theme that I have collected from my reading of the various computer networks. Some messages date back to 1989, some may be as recent as yesterday. This file is part of a collection of files called Stefan's Florilegium. These files are available on the Internet at: http://www.florilegium.org I have done a limited amount of editing. Messages having to do with separate topics were sometimes split into different files and sometimes extraneous information was removed. For instance, the message IDs were removed to save space and remove clutter. The comments made in these messages are not necessarily my viewpoints. I make no claims as to the accuracy of the information given by the individual authors. Please respect the time and efforts of those who have written these messages. The copyright status of these messages is unclear at this time. If information is published from these messages, please give credit to the originator(s). Thank you, Mark S. Harris AKA: THLord Stefan li Rous Stefan at florilegium.org ************************************************************************ Newsgroups: rec.org.sca From: djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) Subject: Re: jewelry storage question Organization: Kithrup Enterprises, Ltd. Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 22:59:15 GMT cat_herder wrote: >I don't generally wear a lot of jewelry to events. But I've just made 2 >new pieces of garb complete with period-ish jewelry: Viking and Roman. >I also want something small to keep my awards token in, that I can keep >in my basket (otherwise I will probably forget to wear it.) > >Are there any suggestions for storing the jewelry for travel and for >home so that it will stay in good shape for many years? Well, the period thing is a little box. What it'll be made of will depend on your persona's time and place, as well as what's available to you where you are and how much money you care to spend. A wooden box with some kind of metal clasp; a wooden box with a metal clasp and/or lock and metal reinforcements on the corners; a ditto with leather covering the wood; a little chest of iron or brass or even precious metals or imitations thereof--you get to do some research on what was available to you in your period and locality and decide accordingly. >The reason I ask is that a couple of years ago I bought a mundane >travel jewelry case lining with black fabric. I left a costume jewelry >ring in it for several months and when I opened it to repack it for >another trip the fabric in the box had eaten the finish off the ring. Good heavens. I wonder what on earth can have been in that fabric? (Some noxious petrochemical?) In any case, when you get your box, line it with silk or linen--you could put a layer of wool between the box and the lining, by way of padding. Dorothea of Caer-Myrddin Dorothy J. Heydt Mists/Mists/West Albany, California PRO DEO ET REGE djheydt@kithrup.com From: Andy Dingley Newsgroups: rec.org.sca Subject: Re: jewelry storage question Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 11:45:55 +0100 Organization: Codesmiths, UK On Tue, 24 May 2005 22:59:15 GMT, djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) wrote: >Good heavens. I wonder what on earth can have been in that >fabric? (Some noxious petrochemical?) The worst material (esp. in an SCA context) is likely to be wool felt. This releases sulphur, which is a problem for any silver. As a travel box, I would suggest a two-part hinged case, opening like a book, with linings inside both panels. You can make this as something small for personal use, or as something larger for a trader. Both will help to avoid tangled chains etc. If you do go for a simple chest (a reliquary is nice), then I'd pin most of the items to a large cloth (loose-weave linen or cotton), then roll it up. As a general guide to storing precious items without damage, there's a useful museum site out there that's well worth a read. http://amol.org.au/recollections/ Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 20:58:19 -0400 From: Cynthia Virtue Newsgroups: rec.org.sca Subject: Re: jewelry storage question Dorothy J Heydt wrote: >>I left a costume jewelry >>ring in it for several months and when I opened it to repack it for >>another trip the fabric in the box had eaten the finish off the ring. > > Good heavens. I wonder what on earth can have been in that > fabric? (Some noxious petrochemical?) Sulfur or salt could have harmed some types of metal (notably silver.) Or maybe the costume item was just mis-constructed and would have lost its finish anyway. -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pre Argent "Want to see my Brass Rubbings?" "Mediaevalist on Board" license plate frames at http://www.cafepress.com/virtueventures From: Barbara Bailey Newsgroups: rec.org.sca Subject: Re: jewelry storage question Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 15:08:05 -0500 On Tue, 24 May 2005 20:58:19 -0400, Cynthia Virtue wrote: >Dorothy J Heydt wrote: >>>I left a costume jewelry >>>ring in it for several months and when I opened it to repack it for >>>another trip the fabric in the box had eaten the finish off the ring. >> >> Good heavens. I wonder what on earth can have been in that >> fabric? (Some noxious petrochemical?) > >Sulfur or salt could have harmed some types of metal (notably silver.) >Or maybe the costume item was just mis-constructed and would have lost >its finish anyway. It could also have been a reaction to any adhesive used to hold the fabric to the padding or box, rather than to the fabric itself. There are a whole raft of possibilities. Edited by Mark S. Harris jewlry-storag-msg Page 3 of 3