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Treatment; 11 Feb 1999; Lift from mounts. Remove verso debris. Support tears and weak areas. Check watermarks. Inlay.; Western Art on Paper

Reason: Storage
Description: Lifted by cutting through inlay paper with a scalpel. Remains of inlay paper removed from verso using a poultice of Culminal (nonionic cellulose ether). Adhesive residue removed with cotton wool swabs dampened with warm water. Tears repaired using Japanese paper and Abra starch (wheat starch) paste. Humidified over capillary matting and Gore-Tex in a chamber. Pressed under glass. Inlaid into BM inlay paper using strips of Ino shi Japanese tissue and Culminal (nonionic cellulose ether) adhesive. Pressed.
Details: Treatment