Pressure sensitive tape

Description

Any of several types of commercially available strips laminated with a thin adhesive layer such that it will adhere when pressed lightly to a surface. Pressure sensitive tapes were first developed in 1845 by Dr. Horace Day using a natural rubber adhesive on strips of cloth (Smith et al 1984). The substrate may be cloth, paper, cellophane, cellulose acetate, or other synthetic polymer. See also Archival Aids tape, Scotch® Tape, masking tape, cellophane tape, linen tape, and paper tape.

Synonyms and Related Terms

pressure-sensitive tape (AAT preferred); sticky tape; ruban adhésif (Fr.); bande adhésive (Fr.)

Additional Information

M. A. Smith, N. M. M. Jones, S. L. Page, & M. P. Dirda, "Pressure Sensitive Tape and Techniques for its Removal from Paper", JAIC 1984, 23(2), pp. 101-113. Link

Authority

• Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

• Marjorie Shelley, The Care and Handling of Art Objects, The Metropolitan Museum, New York, 1987

• Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982

• Book and Paper Group, Paper Conservation Catalog, AIC, 1984, 1989

• Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000

• The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Francis Turner (ed.), Reinhold Publishing Corp., New York City, 3rd edition, 1942