Difference between revisions of "Leather dressing"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Oil-based mixtures used to stuff or dress a leather after tanning. Leather dressing produced a soft, pliable, and waterproof leather. Examples of materials that are used for leather dressing include: [ | + | Oil-based mixtures used to stuff or dress a leather after tanning. Leather dressing produced a soft, pliable, and waterproof leather. Examples of materials that are used for leather dressing include: [[Neats-foot oil]], [[lanolin]], [[cedar oil]], and [[wax]]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 12:17, 21 January 2014
Description
Oil-based mixtures used to stuff or dress a leather after tanning. Leather dressing produced a soft, pliable, and waterproof leather. Examples of materials that are used for leather dressing include: Neats-foot oil, Lanolin, Cedar oil, and Wax.
Synonyms and Related Terms
lubrificante (Port.)
Authority
- Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- Conservation Support Systems, Catalog, 1997