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Document Type
Article
Date of this Version
January 1989
Abstract
The effectiveness of a UV filtering material of flexible polyester film containing a silver reflective coating was compared to the widely used UV absorbing filters that are almost colorless or have a strong yellow tint. The silver-coated polyester filters caused almost no distortion of color rendition when used as a filter for fluorescent lamps and provided greater protection of artifacts than did the almost colorless filters. The use of UV filters of polyester film with a reflective silver coating is recommended when filters with a strong yellow tint distort color to an objectionable degree and yet greater protection of artifacts is desired than that afforded by almost colorless filters.
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Copyright © 1989 American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works. Reprinted from Journal of the American Institute for Conservation 28 (1989), pp. 117¬–125, with the permission of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works, 1717 K St., NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036; info@aic-faic.org; http://wwwaic-faic.org