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Treatment; 15 May 1995; Lift, remove debris, surface clean, wash, flatten, repair, re-hinge to existing backing sheets where appropriate. Hinge to backboards.; Western Art on Paper

Reason: Loan
Description: Cleaned using grated Staedtler plastic eraser and pencil eraser outside inked areas. Debris removed with a poultice of Cellofas B3500 (sodium carboxymethyl cellulose) and by scraping with a scalpel. Time consuming as paper very soft. Spray relaxed, applied IMS:water with brush to creases and pressed. Attached hinges of Japanese paper around edges with Cellofas B3500 (sodium carboxymethyl cellulose) adhesive in preparation for mounting
Details: Treatment