Conservation * Condition Issues
CRACK

A type of damage usually formed by dryness and shrinkage. When a material is held under some kind of tension but also tries to shrink due to dryness, constituent elements in the material can break and separate from each other. Cracks can also be caused by physical force.
 
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AUTHORS: PAUL HEPWORTH AND KARIN SCHEPER