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Treatment; 12 May 2014; Mount; Mounting

Reason: Storage
Description: Double-sided tape was applied along the length of the drawing in four strips running parallel by about 10cms to each other. The backing was taken off the tape dry in layers. The 4 srtrips of double-sided tape were then removed with a crepe rubber. Object slot inlaid into Western paper using tabs of Japanese paper adhered with Culminal - non-ionic cellulose ether. Mounted into a Large Atlas overthrow of 6ply Heritage 100% Cotton Museum Board with a backboard of 6ply Canson Conservation Board and hinged in using archival gummed cotton paper tape.
Details: Treatment