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Treatment; 21.5.18; Remove dust. Re-secure loose eave. Stabilise.; Organics

Description: Surface dust and dirt removed using a soft brush and vacuum. Proper right eave re-secured by reinforcing the wood surrounding the loose nail nearest to the apex of the eave on the proper right hand side with Klucel G in IMS bulked with dyed Japanese tissue paper. Areas of particularly vulnerable wood along the base where the object will be mounted were consolidated with Klucel G in IMS bulked with Japanese tissue paper.
Details: Treatment