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Treatment; 08/06/18; See wrapper-mostly remove from mount (hinges, residues) and prepare to be store unmounted.; Western Art on Paper

Reason: Recent Acquisition; Storage
Description: 2017,7067.37,38,39,47 Methylcellulose used to soften hinges and remove. Residues reduced with hot water swabs. Surface cleaned at edges with brush, chemical sponge and at dirtiest points with (rarely due to fragile paper) Mars Staedtler eraser. Tears and sewing holes that were becoming tears were repaired with Usumino Japanese tissue. Large losses to the left side were infilled with Minotake Japanese paper with a Bib tengujo backing. Objects were humidified in cedar wood chamber (capillary matting, Gore-Tex) and pressed. 2017, 7067. 32 Backing pared down using a scalpel. Methylcellulose used to remove final layer of backing. Methylcellulose used to soften and remove one guard. Other debris left. Hot water swabs used to reduce adhesive residues. Object humidified in cedar wood chamber (capillary matting, Gore-Tex) and pressed. Repairs carried out with Usumino tissue adhered with wheat starch paste. 2017, 7067.33 Hinges, guards and tape softened with methylcellulose and removed. Hot water swabs used to reduce adhesive residues. Other debris left. Object humidified in cedar wood chamber (capillary matting, Gore-Tex) and pressed. 2017, 7067.2 and 2017, 7067.3 Objects released from mounts by breaking hinges and methylcellulose used to soften them and enable them to be peeled off. Hot water swabs used to reduce adhesive residues. Crepe eraser used minimally. Objects humidified in cedar wood chamber (capillary matting, Gore-Tex) and pressed. 2017, 7067.2 border weakness supported on verso with remoistenable tissue (Methylcellulose). 2017, 7067.4 Scalpel used to pare down backing/inlay at points where stuck to the object. Methylcellulose used to soften remains of inlay paper and peel it off. Hot water swabs used to reduce adhesive residues. Object humidified in cedar wood chamber (capillary matting, Gore-Tex) and pressed.
Details: Treatment

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