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Treatment; 02 Sep 2011; Lift. Remove debris and adhesive. Support if necessary. Hinge to mount.; Western Art on Paper; Mounting

Reason: Storage; Loan
Description: Lifted from mount by slitting guards with a scalpel. Surface cleaned on verso and in margins and unprinted areas of recto using grated Staedtler plastic eraser. Guards removed from verso using a poultice of Culminal (nonionic cellulose ether). Adhesive residue removed using cotton wool moistened with tap water. Edges repaired/supported where necessary using Japanese tissue and wheat starch paste. Metal particles removed from rust spots using a scalpel and discoloured fibres scraped away. Holes then infilled using Japanese paper and wheat starch paste and infills retouched using Winsor and Newton artist's watercolours (organic,inorganic pigments,gum arabic). Humidified over capillary matting and Gore-Tex in a chamber. Pressed. Object mounted into an Imperial overthrow of 3ply Heritage Conservation Board and hinged in using Japanese paper adhered with Culminal - non-ionic cellulose ether.
Details: Treatment

Title: London [the long view] |
Museum number: 1864,0611.438 |
Producer name: Print made by:Wenceslaus HollarPublished by:Cornelis Danckerts I |
Production date: 1647 |
Production place: Published in:Amsterdam (Netherlands)

Title: London [the long view] |
Museum number: 1864,0611.436 |
Producer name: Print made by:Wenceslaus HollarPublished by:Cornelis Danckerts I |
Production date: 1647 |
Production place: Published in:Amsterdam (Netherlands)

Title: London [the long view] |
Museum number: 1864,0611.437 |
Producer name: Print made by:Wenceslaus HollarPublished by:Cornelis Danckerts I |
Production date: 1647 |
Production place: Published in:Amsterdam (Netherlands)