TAA i.2.12a.1.05

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Beaded Robe in Painted Box. No 21d. Plain Weave. 
Found crumpled in a heap at the top of the box.
Beads and gold rosettes/<sequins> <(cream convex)> were loose, the threads with
which sewn having perished. Fabric of robe also perished. 

Removed as much dust as possible by gentle

blowing with small bellows and afterwards

spraying with benzine.    <Blue beads both long & round = glass Broke & Examined>
Treated repeatedly with solution of Canada

balsam in xylol, allowing at least a day to 

elapse between treatments. The solution was 

applied by means of a small pipette.
Attempted to remove the robe but only a small 

portion came out intact, the rest falling to pieces. 

Consolidated this and some small pieces of 

a borders of fine beadwork by saturating with 

a solution of paraffin in wax in benzine. 

Removed a few/<Apart from the portion treated with wax it was only possible to keep intact a few small portions of the fabric fr/<from which the decoration had fallen> and these were strengthened by spraying with a dilute solution of 

celluloid in amyl acetate and acetate acetone.
After consolidating the piece of material mentioned 

above with wax in benzine, poured over it hot 

molten paraffin wax to consolidate further.