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Treatment; 29 Nov 1994; Remove from support. Remove adhesive residues if possible. Straighten. Minimal conservation.; Organics

Reason: Storage; Publication/Catalogue
Description: Textile removed from paper mount by releasing Sellotape from card. Sellotape removed slowly from linen manually with the help of fine tweezers and White Spirit on cotton wool swabs if necessary. Any remaining Sellotape residue left on linen removed as far as possible using cotton wool swabs moistened with White Spirit. Textile gradually humidified in cabinet raising to 90% over 4 hours and left at this humidity for 4 hours before returning to ambient humidity. During this process it was pinned out using fine entomological pins to straighten it. Textile placed in a Melinex (polyester) folder. Folder made by securing two sheets of Melinex (100um) by stitching along the upper edge with cotton thread. Melinex folder then slipped into purchased Melinex sleeve (75um) and placed in an acid free card storage box.
Details: Treatment