TAA i.2.12a.1.09
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University of Oxford
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Beadwork No 21s and No 21w
A mass of small beadwork. Treated with
melted paraffin wax.
Leopards Head <(wood/<plaster> gilt) No 21t (Attached to Garment)
Cloth ornamented with gold stars attached.
Treated/<Sprayed> with strong solution of celluloid in
amyl acetate. Afterwards with celluloid in acetone
Gold much tarnished. (This gold
Head disfigured by patches of black pitch-like material
which had come from some other object. These
were decomposed raw hide <(from sole of sandal)> & were softened
and removed by water and a soft brush.Treated/<Sprayed> with <solution of> celluloid solution in amyl acetate
to fix loose gilt. Gold of head yellow