Conservation Services Department of Archaeology Durham University South Road Durham DH1 3LE tel 0191 334 1139 fax 0191 334 1101 vicky.garlick@durham.ac.uk www.dur.ac.uk/archaeological.services Conservation record: Grampus Heritage Site code: GHTL-14 Conservator: V. Garlick SF no: n/a Context: 104/106 Object: Various Material: Leather Date: 15/01/2015 X-radiograph no: n/a Photography: Description: A large number of leather objects and fragments were received in waterlogged condition to be conserved. The majority of objects are leather fragments and offcuts. There also appear to be several leather soles, part of a leather purse, several straps and a number of clippers. Condition: The objects arrived in waterlogged condition and had a thin layer of dirt on the surface. The pieces appeared stable and fragments were not easily detaching. There appeared to be some staining to several areas on the leather. Conservation treatment: - The leather items were placed into net bags with an identification label, the bags were then sealed and placed in a 20% Polyethylene Glycol (PEG)400 in water solution for two weeks, stirring the solution occasionally. - The leather items were then removed from the PEG400 solution and net bags and were placed between pieces of cardboard. These were then sealed using masking tape to prevent the leather pieces moving and were placed into the freezer for two weeks. - On removal from the freezer the leather items were placed into the freeze-dryer for two days. Analysis: n/a Storage: The leather was stored in polythene bags with a piece of plastazote for support and pierced to allow airflow. The bags were then stored in an archival quality box. They should be stored in a stable and controlled environment to avoid further deterioration and to avoid organic growth. Images: FRG-A GHTL-14 (104) Purse FRG-A GHTL-14 (104) FRG-A GHTL-14 (104) Soles