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Treatment; 15 Jan 2009; Lift prints from album pages. Surface clean. Remove debris - wash if necessary. Some treatment of blackened lead pigment. Repair as necessary. Return to AVG.; Western Art on Paper; Mounting

Reason: Storage
Description: Page removed from album then peeled carefully away from verso of print, leaving debris around edges. Surface cleaned in margins of recto using Staedtler plastic eraser. Debris on edges of verso reduced as much as possible with a scalpel and remainder removed using a poultice of Culminal (nonionic cellulose ether). Adhesive residue removed using cotton wool swabs moistened with cold water. Tears and skinned areas repaired and supported as necessary using Japanese paper and wheat starch paste. Humidified over capillary matting and Gore-Tex in a chamber. Pressed between felts. Mounted into a Heritage board window mount and hinged with japanese paper using Culminal paste (non-ionic cellulose ether).
Details: Treatment

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