The artist box with wire clasps
Custom made protective enclosure
When the box was opened the tissue paper pages would fly open dangerously.
A sleeve was constructed to hold the fragile book in place, and to allow for easier handling.
The glassine sleeve- protective, yet also visually copesthetic to the piece.
Boston Athenæum Conservation Treatment Report
Report number: 2014.077 Conservator: Marianna Brotherton Date: 12/5/2014
Call number: Lg N7433.4.D54 T74 1996
Link to Catalog: http://catalog.bostonathenaeum.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=501445
Author/Artist: Lesley Dill
Title: The thrill came slowly : an artist`s book
Place of Publication: Brooklyn, N.Y
Date of Publication: 1996
Call number: Lg N7433.4.D54 T74 1996
Link to Catalog: http://catalog.bostonathenaeum.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=501445
Author/Artist: Lesley Dill
Title: The thrill came slowly : an artist`s book
Place of Publication: Brooklyn, N.Y
Date of Publication: 1996
CONDITION
Binding: Received one volume in contemporary clam shell box, measuring 30 x 37 x 1.5 cm, in good condition.
Paper/media: Text block is of a blued white, thin (1), very smooth paper [The Print Council of America 1996]in good condition. "Printed by Travis Jordan on Japanese silk tissue from photo polymer plates ... The text was created from hand-manipulated wood type, the half-tone images were augmented with applications of shellac, ink-solvent mixture, and hand-sewn threads. The traditional Japanese stab binding is encased in a shellacked 8-ply rag mat portfolio with a twist-wire lock."--Text from back board of portfolio.
Sewing: Japanese stab binding.
Sewing: Japanese stab binding.
TREATMENT
Protective housing: Created a custom double-walled clam shell box made of 82 point davies board, paste paper, book cloth and doves grey tray lining. The wire clasps were held in place with a wrapping of clear plastic strips. Created a custom wrapper for the volume out of folded glassine paper, equal in size to the artist box.
Photographic record: Performed written and photographic documentation before and after treatment. Before treatment: 1. recto of box 2. opening of box showing effects on volume when the cover is lifted 3. box open, volume in box 4. volume alone After: 1. recto of protective enclosure 2. opening of enclosure and its effects on volume 3. protective enclosure showing volume and artist box 4. volume in protective glassine sleeve
Date Completed: 12/18/2014
