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Description
A change in color of a material. Discoloration may be due exposure to chemicals, light, or time. Examples of discoloration include soiling, staining, darkening, yellowing, bleaching, or fading.
Synonyms and Related Terms
discolouration; fading; yellowing; color loss; staining; darkening; bleaching
Additional Images
MFA Acc. #: 27.552
Faded Material
Colouration
Bleaching
Authority
- A Glossary of Paper Conservation Terms, Margaret Ellis (ed.), Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York City, 1998