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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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[[File:red rot_leather.trnk.furn.lab.jpg|thumb|Red rot]]
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An irreversible deterioration that occurs in [[vegetable%20tanned%20leather|vegetable tanned leathers]]. Red rot produces a powdery red surface accompanied by cracking, delamination and loss of strength. The deteriorated leather exhibits a low pH and low hydrothermal stability. It is thought to be due to nontannin plant residues. Red rot is accelerated by light, [[ultraviolet%20radiation|ultraviolet radiation]], an acidic environment, and [[sulfur%20dioxide|sulfur dioxide]] pollutants.
  
An irreversible deterioration that occurs in [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=vegetable tanned leather vegetable tanned leathers]. Red rot produces a powdery red surface accompanied by delamination and loss of strength. It is thought to be due to nontannin plant residues. Red rot is accelerated by light, [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ultraviolet radiation ultraviolet radiation], an acidic environment, and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sulfur dioxide sulfur dioxide] pollutants.
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A post in the Conservation DISTLIST, on July 3, 2019, indicated that the Leather Conservation Centre (Northampton, UK) has developed a treatment for red rot. [https://www.leatherconservation.org/treatment-for-acid-deteriorated-leather-red-rot/ leatherconservation.org]
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
leather degradation; pudricin roja (Esp.); lcera vermelha (Port.);                 ulcera vermelha (Port.)
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leather degradation; pudrición roja (Esp.); úlcera vermelha (Port.); ulcera vermelha (Port.)
 
 
[[File:red rot_leather.trnk.furn.lab.jpg|thumb|Red rot]]
 
== Additional Information ==
 
  
C.Calnan, "Leather" ''The Dictionary of Art'', Grove's Dictionaries, Inc. New York, vol.19, p.6, 1996.
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==Resources and Citations==
  
== Authority ==
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* C.Calnan, "Leather" ''The Dictionary of Art'', Grove's Dictionaries, Inc. New York, vol.19, p.6, 1996.
  
* Hermann Kuhn, Hermann Kuhn, ''Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities'', Butterworths, London, 1986
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* Hermann Kuhn, ''Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities'', Butterworths, London, 1986
  
 
* ''Caring for your Collections'', Arthur W Schulz (ed.), Harry N. Abrams, Inc. , New York, 1992
 
* ''Caring for your Collections'', Arthur W Schulz (ed.), Harry N. Abrams, Inc. , New York, 1992
  
* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
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* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
  
* Website address 1, Website address 1  Comment: AMOL reCollections Glossary -http://amol.org.au/recollections/7/c/htm
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* AMOL reCollections Glossary -http://amol.org.au/recollections/7/c/htm
  
  
  
 
[[Category:Materials database]]
 
[[Category:Materials database]]

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Red rot

Description

Red rot

An irreversible deterioration that occurs in vegetable tanned leathers. Red rot produces a powdery red surface accompanied by cracking, delamination and loss of strength. The deteriorated leather exhibits a low pH and low hydrothermal stability. It is thought to be due to nontannin plant residues. Red rot is accelerated by light, Ultraviolet radiation, an acidic environment, and Sulfur dioxide pollutants.

A post in the Conservation DISTLIST, on July 3, 2019, indicated that the Leather Conservation Centre (Northampton, UK) has developed a treatment for red rot. leatherconservation.org

Synonyms and Related Terms

leather degradation; pudrición roja (Esp.); úlcera vermelha (Port.); ulcera vermelha (Port.)

Resources and Citations

  • C.Calnan, "Leather" The Dictionary of Art, Grove's Dictionaries, Inc. New York, vol.19, p.6, 1996.
  • Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986
  • Caring for your Collections, Arthur W Schulz (ed.), Harry N. Abrams, Inc. , New York, 1992
  • Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982