Sistemas de protección primaria para daguerrotipos

Abstract

Daguerreotype housing systems have been, and still remain, one of the main concerns of its original producers and their current custodians. Primary housing systems are essential to ensure the preservation of the daguerreotypes: they provide physical and chemical stability to the daguerrean plate and minimize the effects of the agents of deterioration on them. The materials that constitute the primary package set up the first barrier for the object protection, so as they can modulate fluctuations in relative humidity and can filter the pollutants present in the environment. This article provides a methodical review of specific scientific literature on this subject, analyzing the materials used and the results obtained.