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Treatment; 07 Jun 1994; Surface clean. Repair tears and support creases. Keep folded.; Western Art on Paper

Reason: Storage
Description: Cleaned mechanically using grated Staedtler plastic eraser. Folds relaxed and pressed locally under glass. Repaired tears, supported creases, and infilled losses with Japanese paper and Abra starch (wheat starch) paste.Humidified over damp blotters and Gore-Tex in a chamber and pressed under glass and felts.
Details: Treatment