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Treatment; 15 Feb 2000; Lift. Remove debris. Surface clean. Repair if necessary. Mount with Melinex overlay - see wrapper G. Bartrum. .; Western Art on Paper

Reason: Storage
Description: Lifted using scalpel and tweezers. Removed debris using poultice of Culminal (nonionic cellulose ether) and scraping with a scalpel. Cleaned surface with Staedtler Mars Plastic Eraser. Repaired edge tears using Japanese paper and Abra starch (wheat starch), toned using Winsor & Newton Artists Watercolours.
Details: Treatment