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Treatment; 20 Aug 2012; Light clean; Organics

Reason: Permanent Exhibition
Description: The object was examined under the microscope to check for the presence of pigments.Small remnants of possible decoration were found. Front: Pink/white layer, blue pigment, black pigment, brown resin/ layer, yellow resin. Back: Blue pigment, black pigment, orange/yellow resin. Once the remnants of decoration were identified, the object was surface cleaned under the microscope with a gentle sable brush, with much care not to remove any traces of decoration. The object will be sent to Science (Janet Ambers) for analysis and imaging.
Details: Treatment