TITLE: Howe Sound
MEDIA: Water based printing inks
SUPPORT: Japanese kozo paper
DIMENSIONS: 13 5/8 x 11 5/8 inches
CONDITION:
Drymounted to acidic paperboard.
Detachment at the right side mended with a white emulsion adhesive.
Losses and areas of paper thinning at all edges.
Some adhesive/grey paper residue at the top edge, probably the result of a previous window mat removal.
Overall discoloration with a darker spot in the center of the sky area. There are scattered inclusions in the paper including metal particles. Matburn.
TREATMENT:
Removed from drymount using acetone
Inclusions removed as possible using the tip of a scalpel.
Humidified and cleaned using rigid agar gels including chelating and reducing agents. Margins further cleaned using reducing agents. Adhesive and paper residue removed with a scalpel.
Rinsed on rigid agar gels conditioned to pH 8, followed by brief float washing on deionized water bath conditioned to pH 8 with calcium hydroxide and transfered to suction table.
Paper losses in margins filled with Japanese paper inserts using methylcellulose adhesive. Humidified and pressed.