Watercolour Album

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="044d05a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#777777" FACE="Arial" ><B>The Paper Conservator</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#777777" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>    |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Paper Conservator"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>Watercolour Album</B>   |   <A HREF="conservation_of_chinese_watercolours.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Chinese Watercolours"><U>Chinese Watercolours</U></A>   |   <A HREF="conservation_of_french_leather_bound_18th_century_books.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Western Books"><U>Western Books</U></A>   |   <A HREF="work_on_watercolour_album___pictures_taken_before__during_and_after.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Conservation Slide Show"><U>Conservation Slide Show</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="045d2123.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="the_paper_conservator___examples_of_our_work.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Examples of Our Work"><U>Previous Page</U></A></div> <div> Use your browser back button to go back according to your arrival sequence</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Ebert-Gomes Paper Conservation</div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Watercolour Album</I></div> <div> Watercolour sketches by A. Cust, 1889</div> <div> Taken on the first climbing of Mont Blanc without ropes</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="07111cd0.jpg" border=0 width="273" height="205" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="20" VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#555555" FACE="Arial" ><B>Description</B></FONT></div> <div> Landscape format sketch book covered in dark blue paper embossed with shagreen-like motif and cloth spine of same colour. Stamping in the centre of upper cover with the word “Album<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >”</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Condition</B></div> <div> Detached upper and lower covers; Tears on upper and lower paste downs; Broken sewing; Damaged spine folds; 'Dog ears' on every leaf; Pressure sensitive tape stains on several pages; Covering material abraded and missing in certain areas; Delaminating boards and scuffed corners.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0ae12ce0.jpg" border=0 width="274" height="206" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="20" VSPACE="0"></B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#555555" FACE="Arial" ><B>Treatment</B></FONT></div> <div> Book pulled apart and repairs done to tears and spine folds.</div> <div> Pressure sensitive tape, adhesive and staining removed.</div> <bR> <div> Book re-sewn on linen tapes.</div> <bR> <div> New case made for book. Half bound in leather and bookcloth.</div> <div> Solander box made to measure.</div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0b02bcc0.jpg" border=0 width="299" height="204" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>