Conservation portfolio

Railroad photograph treatment

Curled railroad photograph flattening. To see the enclosure created for this photograph, please scroll down to the video section.

Pith Paper Chrysanthemums

AFTER TREATMENT
Fiber stitch repair using toned Japanese tissue on pith paper leaves.

Railroad photograph treatment

Curled railroad photograph flattening. To see the enclosure created for this photograph, please scroll down to the video section.

Removing substrate from tape carrier

During:
Tissue is applied over original substrate and methyl cellulose is painted over it. The object is sealed left in this condition for several minutes and later dried between blotter.

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AFTER
Pith paper flower infill using fake pith.

Removing substrate from tape carrier

Mount for digitization

Mount construction for the digitization of a fragile dummy book.

Mount for digitization

Mount construction for the digitization of a fragile dummy book.