Week 1

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Temporary "Pop-Up" Lab in the Howett Works on Paper Gallery

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Mellon Fellow Conservator Jessica Betz Abel taking photographs to document the painting before treatment

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Documenting the painting before treatment

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Conservator Renee Stein collecting tiny samples for pigment analysis

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Consulting Conservator Liz Schulte applying dilute adhesive to flaking paint

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Assistant Conservator Brittany Dinneen removing stitches from old backing cloth

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Week 1