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Treatment; 18 Feb 2014; Surface clean where necessary. Tidy up / repair edges. Mount.; Western Art on Paper; Mounting

Header: Treatment; 18 Feb 2014; Surface clean where necessary. Tidy up / repair edges. Mount.; Western Art on Paper; Mounting
Reason: Temporary Exhibition
Description: Object surface cleaned where possible avoiding areas of media using mars staedtler grated eraser crumbs and a soft Hake brush. Image area surface cleaned using a soft Hake brush. Bottom two corners supported with Tengujo and wheat starch paste (gluten free). Object humidified over Gortex and dampened capillary matting within a chamber. Object pressed between blotters and boards. Object mounted into a Royal overthrow of 3ply Heritage Conservation Board and hinged in using Japanese paper adhered with Culminal - non-ionic cellulose ether.
Details: Treatment