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Treatment; 06 Jan 1997; Remove from mount and secondary support. Remove debris. Inlay. Stamp. Mount Royal and stamp as directed. Remove labels from hardboard backing if possible and return to KS.; Western Art on Paper

Reason: Recent Acquisition; Storage
Description: Drawing lifted from secondary support by applying I:I IMS:water with a small brush and lifting. Adhesive residue removed (verso and sec. support) with moist cotton wool swabs. Humidified over capillary matting and Gore-Tex in a chamber. Pressed. Inlaid using Japanese paper strips and Cellofas B3500 (sodium carboxymethyl cellulose) adhesive. Newspaper cutting lifted by dampening with IMS, adhesive residue removed with swabs of IMS. Dealers label lifted by dampening with water, adhesive residue removed with moist cotton wool swabs. Both Pressed.
Details: Treatment