Cotton Glove Treatment Overused

I have had occasion to comment before, in the context of the discussion of TV archaeology, on the ostentatious use of archaeologists of gloves to handle artefacts as a means of expressing status. I was therefore interested to come across this text about the damage that can be done by the use of gloves.   'special-collections', "To glove or not to glove?" University of Reading 12 September, 2013