San Francisco House 1862

Work on Paper

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ACdR Conservation

Name/Title

San Francisco House 1862

Conservation

Conservation Purpose

Cleaning

Treatment

Acute Treatment

Registration

Date(s)

Aug 29, 2018

Treatment Notes

Photographed, front and back. Noted previous repairs/creases. Diagramed previous repairs.

Acute Treatment

Disassemble

Date(s)

Aug 29, 2018

Treatment Notes

De-framed

Acute Treatment

Rehousing

Date(s)

Aug 29, 2018

Treatment Notes

Constructed folder with blue board, glassine, Tyvek for storage

Acute Treatment

Adhesive Repair/Removal

Date(s)

Mar 29, 2019

Treatment Notes

Remove tape from bottom right corner. Hairdryer did not work. Used scalpel to pare the tape. Then humidified the residue with water. Removed the softened residue with a spatula. Removed tapes of the bottom middle/bottom left corner/right side.

Acute Treatment

Surface Clean

Date(s)

Apr 3, 2019

Treatment Notes

Used document cleaning pad and Staedtler eraser for surface cleaning. Used scalpel to scratch out dirty fibers of tears.

Acute Treatment

Disassemble

Date(s)

Apr 3, 2019

Treatment Notes

Removed previous mends. Humidified mending using water on brush and then removed with spatula.

Acute Treatment

Humidification

Date(s)

Apr 5, 2019

Treatment Notes

Used Gore-Tex for humidification. Pressed lithograph in sandwich stricture.

Acute Treatment

Tear Repair

Date(s)

Apr 5, 2019

Treatment Notes

Mended tears with Japanese paper and starch paste. Filled gaps of tears with cellulose powder and 7% methylcellulose.

Acute Treatment

Retouching

Date(s)

Apr 8, 2019

Treatment Notes

Retouched tears with watercolors