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Common Clothes Moths
They prefer fibers such as wool as well as damper surroundings and it is the increase in man-made clothing and the use of central heating that has led to both of these becoming a lot less accessible for the clothes moths and in turn has led to the decrease in the number of common clothes moths inhabiting UK homes. One reason for their original decrease was the development of more advanced and safe clothes moth repellents and other forms of moth protections.
By the time a clothes moth reaches adulthood, it is expected to have a wingspread of around half an inch although unusually, the male clothes moths usually have slightly smaller wingspreads. The body is around a quarter of an inch in length with it's wings folded along its body. They are usually golden-yellow although from the surface look more of a brown color, especially when looked at in the dim light in which they dwell. They have a small patch of red hair on the top of their head and the eggs they lay that eventually spawn their maggot-like offspring, are usually small round eggs measuring about one twenty-fifth of an inch.
Unlike other moths, clothes moths are rarely attracted to lights on an evening but prefer to remain in darkness, often choosing the option of a wardrobe or under a bed - making it hard to use moths repellents against them without causing damage, although there are plenty of forms of moth protection that are safe both to textiles and humans.
When they reach adulthood, the moths are much more active and are able to fly significant distances although due to their nature, rarely make use of this ability. However, the female common clothes moths are much weaker fliers so those that you usually see flying around your room are likely to be males whereas those you see jumping around on the carpet are likely to be females. These females generally die after producing around forty or fifty eggs although this isn't done at once, it's usually done in small groups of four or five which are attached to clothing or material threads but whilst their lifetime is short, the amount of larvae they lay in this time can cause a lot of damage without proper moth protection.
Many of the larvae have a different way of feeding to most animals, using silken feeding tubes so as not to directly feed upon the threads directly but through these tubes. The tubes they use are made partially of fibres, excrement and/or cast skins. Some simply spin silken mats which they use as a cover under which they crawl about and it is these silky tubes and mats that are left as the evidence of a clothes moth infestation.
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What is the best way to restore this original, Peter Max, artist Proof?
I have a signed, Peter Max artist proof given to me (in 1980/81) by the daughter of Peter Max's printer. At one point over the past 30 years, it was damaged. Crinkles in the paper - some slight tearing and now is a rolled, curled paper from years of storage in a tube. Sad.
I am exploring some restoration options, and many can get it looking pristine - but it seems like they fix the paper (fine) and then apply ink (perfectly matched) over problem areas.
This is a rare piece and is signed, so is it better to get it in as best of a condition possible without alteration... or is it better to get it restored looking close to new. The restorers I have explored do amazing work - but... which is better??
Any information (other than - it should have been taken better care of in the first place) would be appreciated!
Wow, Peter Max is my favorite artist! You have no idea how jealous I am! Mind saying what piece it is?
As far as restoration goes... I would consult a restorer and some art evaluators. That is if you want the piece to retain as much of its value as possible. If you just want it to look new for personal reasons and don't care about selling it or the value I would just take it to the best restorer you can find that has done work with proofs.
Always ask for pictures of previous work a restorer has done, before and after pictures are the best. You want to make sure your piece will not get mucked up, because in that case it would be better in the state it is now than mucked up.
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