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Treatment; 31 Jan 2012; Surface clean. Wash and support if necessary. Hinge to small mount for display.; Western Art on Paper; Mounting

Reason: Temporary Exhibition
Description: Surface cleaned margins and verso using Staedtler plastic eraser sliver and crumbs, and soft Japanese brush. Relaxed and immersed in cold and warm tap water. Air dried. Humidified over capillary matting and Gore-Tex in a chamber. Pressed with template, under glass. Object mounted into a non-standard overthrow of 3ply Heritage Conservation Board and hinged in using Japanese paper adhered with Culminal - non-ionic cellulose ether.
Details: Treatment