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ANTIQUE LAMPSHADE
PIERCED PAPER AND SILK, BRASS RINGS
WITH PAPER REPLACED.
AFTER SEPARATION OF PAPER LAYERS. OUTER PAPER IS WASHED AND ADHERED TO A NEW PIECE OF PAPER.

Procedures

Entire shade was humidified in a chamber for 24 hours and then disassembled. The brass rings and silk were saved. The outer layer was separated from its backing paper, de-acidified until the rinse water was clear, and then mounted to a sheet of medium-weight white art paper using a combination PVA and synthetic wheat paste.
Holes were filled using paper and a filling compound.
Restoration was performed using colored pencil.