2012 Photomicrography Competition

Image of Distinction

Surface of shark tanned skin (chromium compound was used for tanning process)

Tomasz Kozielec

Affiliation
Nicolaus Copernicus University
Department of Paper and Leather Conservation
Toruń, Woj. Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
Technique
Reflected Light
Magnifaction
40

The shark skin is specific because it is very rare in historic collections and has a rough surface (like a kind of sand-paper).