Conceria Walpier 🇮🇹 – Museum – Veg Tanned Leather (HIDES) Conceria Walpier (Italy)

PRODUCT SPECS

• Article:  Museum
• Tannery: Conceria Walpier 🇮🇹 (Italy)
• Full Grain: Yes
• Tannage: Vegetable Tanned
• Cut: Double Shoulder (No Belly = Higher Yield)
• Grain (Top): S mooth Finish with Subtle Contrasting Aniline Finish
• Flesh (Bottom): Smooth Nap
• Firmness: Firm 8/10
• Dye: Completely Through 
• Finish: Full Aniline
• Burnishable: Yes
• Thickness: 5 oz (2.0mm) +/- 0.3mm
• Splitting: Yes, down to 0.6mm *Please note split leather cannot be returned
• Restocked: Yes, every 3-4 months

Please note the images are a representative of the actual product, however computer and device screens vary as do dye lots. The leather you receive may look different than it appears on your screen. We suggest that you request sample(s) before ordering when color is critical. Product descriptions are to the best of our knowledge, if you notice any errors please contact [email protected]

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Museum Vegetable Tanned Leather comes from Conceria Walpier Tannery in Tuscany, Italy. They are well known for their traditional methods of vegetable tanning with tree barks that go back 100’s of years. Walpier is a member of the exclusive Pelle Vegetale Consortium certifying they tan leather using the strict traditional vegetal methods. We offer serialized certification tags you can attach to your finished products HERE 

Museum is similar to Buttero but with a slightly contrasting aniline finish that brings out some subtle tones in the leather. This leather is more firm than a vacchetta leather, this stiffness give a nice rigidity to projects. It is full vegetable tanned and will patina nicely over time.

This is their top grade, it is full grain and come in double shoulders which means no belly and a much higher usable hide. The colors are very nice and rich, it is full aniline meaning dyed with no color correction ensuring the leather has that natural look and feel to it. It is easy to cut and skive. It is some of the most versatile leather we have found. Their beautiful colors will provide near endless  options and combinations to mix into your projects. 

DIMENSIONS & PRICING

• Full Hide (Double Shoulder)
• 14-17 square feet  (~45×45 inches): 
• 1/2 Hide (Single Shoulder)
• 7-8 square feet  (~22×45 inches)
• For smaller panels click HERE

THICKNESS

• We offer splitting of leather to thinner weights 
• We have a 32″ width limit on our splitter so full and some half hides will be cut down to fit)
• Please note split leather can not be returned  

WHOLESALE

We are the Official North America distributor for Walpier.  You can mix and match any of the Walpier Articles (Buttero, Dollaro, Mud, White Wax, Black Wax, Grid, Museum, Diapason, Skull Etrusco & Rocky) to get the discount below on Full hides. We can offer the following discounts on Full Hides (Double Shoulders) 

• Buy 2 Full Hides (Mix ANY Walpier Article): 5% Off
• Buy 5 Full Hides (Mix ANY Walpier Article): 7% Off
• Buy 10 Full Hides (Mix ANY Walpier Article): 10% Off
• Buy 20 Full Hides (Mix ANY Walpier Article): 15% Off
• Buy 25 Full Hides (Single Article and Color): Contact us for Tannery Direct

WHAT TO EXPECT?  

• Will my hide/panel be perfect? READ BEFORE PURCHASING
• Shipping and Return Info HERE