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Disaster Recovery

CO2 Anoxia

Jan 25, 2019 - Feb 25, 2019

Anoxia bubble made for frame and silk to remove silverfish and insect eggs.

Disassemble

Feb 25, 2019 - Feb 26, 2019

Removed from CO2 anoxia bubble. Nails and stretcher removed from backing board. Removed nails from strainer

Hepa-Vacuum

Feb 25, 2019

Vacuumed face of map

Testing

Feb 26, 2019 - Feb 27, 2019

Tested alkaline buffering agent on areas of silk for fugitive colors (none found). Tested cleaning using dry swab. Used gels with surfactants to test cleaning along PR lower corner and PL upper corner (gel is 4% agarose with 1% surfactant vulpex, turgitol, and triton-x). Gels left until completely dry.

Retouching

Feb 28, 2019

Filled frame with modostuc and covered fills in red bole. Filled sides of frame with only modostuc.

Gilding

Feb 28, 2019 - Mar 4, 2019

Gilded frame.

Retouching

Mar 4, 2019

Began retouching gilded fills with Golden acrylic paint and flow improver.

Surface Clean

Mar 5, 2019 - Mar 12, 2019

Using a combination of 70% and 91% isopropryl to remove grime from surface of frame. Used scalpel and sandpaper to remove excess paper and cardboard from back.

Retouching

Mar 15, 2019

Painted side of frame with Van Dyke brown Golden Acrylic and Daniel Smith acrylic matte medium. Retouched with Van Dyke brown on gilding to match frame.

Testing

Mar 15, 2019

Tested UVLS Gloss varnish on token. The varnish turned the copper in leaf brown-green color (ammonia in varnish chemically changed the leaf).

Varnish / Removal

Mar 18, 2019

Used Regalrez 1094 (3%) in Shellsol and 3% tinuvin and 1% fumed silica on gilded areas as varnish.

Testing

Mar 18, 2019 - Mar 22, 2019

5.75% agarose with 2% triton-x gel placed on embroidery foxing. A combination of pellon, blotting paper, and silicone used with distilled water under pressure to remove tidelines. The same gel used on tide lines from pellon/blotting paper/silicone sandwich.

Surface Clean

Apr 22, 2019 - Apr 23, 2019

Brushed tidelines with cyclomethicone. 1:1 distilled water an 70% isopropyl alcohol with chloromine T, bleach gel, and orvus paste applied to surface. Suction platten used with three layers of hollytex as a barrier. Blotting done using surgical pads to increase rate of drying. Blotting done after all steps.1. cyclomethicone 2. cleaning solution 3. 70% isopropyl 4. cyclomethicone 5. cleaning solution 6. cyclomethicone

Testing

Apr 22, 2019

Test on dark blue dye. Results that dye is water sensitive. Cleaning solution not applied to those areas.

Conditioner/Moisturizer

Apr 23, 2019 - Apr 24, 2019

Cyclomethicone moisturizer applied to whole surface.

Lining Support

Apr 24, 2019 - Apr 25, 2019

Ironed silk. Constructed sewing structure with ethafoam blocks and blueboard. Pinned silk embroidery to silk lining. Sewed around edges with silk-finish cotton thread, using backward looping stitches, 1/4" apart and 1/4" from edge. Sewed around both globes with same backward looping stitch and stitch length.

Display Mount

Apr 30, 2019

Mounted lining over blueboard

Consolidation

Apr 30, 2019

Methylcellulose consolidation of fragile silk substrate lining for support

Display Mount

May 1, 2019

Framing install complete.

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