WWI Wounded in Action Award

	WWI WOUNDED IN ACTION AWARD, ENGRAVING WITH EMBELLISHMENT BY HAND BEARING ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPH AND WRITING IN PEN. ITEM WAS MOUNTED TO BOARD BY BENDING EDGES AROUND BOARD AND ADHERING IN VERSO. BADLY DISCOLORED DUE TO OXIDATION AND HYDROLYSIS.
	Edges were cut to remove from board, object was washed in orvus and water then bleached with sodium hypochlorite and rinsed. Treated with mild solution of magnesium carbonate and paperbacked on Okawara with wheat paste.
	Project completed on June 11, 2014