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Treatment; 03 Nov 1999; Lift from mount, remove debris. Treat blackened lead white. Inlay, mount, stamp. Retouch small area in trees.; Western Art on Paper

Reason: Temporary Exhibition
Description: Lifted from mount by splitting guards with a scalpel, debris and adhesive removed with Culminal (nonionic cellulose ether) poultice and moist cotton wool swabs (including T edge of recto). Treated blackened lead pigment with ethereal hydrogen peroxide applied by brush. Retouched adraded area in trees (BRC) with Winsor and Newton artist's watercolours (organic,inorganic pigments,gum arabic). Humidified over capillary matting and Gore-Tex in a chamber. Pressed. Inlaid using Japanese paper strips and Culminal (nonionic cellulose ether) adhesive.
Details: Treatment