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Treatment; 23 Oct 1998; Lift from board. Leave on washlined support. Remove verso debris. Hinge to mount. Stamp.; Western Art on Paper

Reason: Temporary Exhibition
Description: Lifted by slitting guards with a scalpel. Debris removed using a poultice of Culminal (nonionic cellulose ether). Adhesive residue removed with cotton wool swabs dampened with warm water. Margins surface cleaned with Staedtler eraser crumbs and soft Japanese brush. Tears repaired with Tengujo Japanese tissue and Abra starch (wheat starch) adhesive. Small nick infilled with a similar blue paper. Humidified over capillary matting and Gore-Tex in a chamber. Pressed under glass with template.
Details: Treatment