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Treatment; 16 May 1997; Lift from mount. Remove verso debris. Repair/infill skinned and missing areas. Reinlay if necessary. Stamp if necessary, mount overthrow, stamp mount.; Western Art on Paper

Reason: Storage
Description: Lifted from mount by cutting inlay with a scalpel. Debris and adhesive removed with Culminal (nonionic cellulose ether) poultice and moist cotton wool swabs. Puncture and skinned area supported with Japanese tissue and Abra starch (wheat starch). Humidified over capillary matting and Gore-Tex in a chamber. Pressed. Inlaid using Japanese paper strips and Culminal (nonionic cellulose ether) adhesive.
Details: Treatment