Fort Stanwix Orderly Book

The Orderly Book of Major John Grahm's Company of the 1st New York Regiment

Conserving the Orderly Book: Steps 4-6

Step 4

Conservation treatments on damaged and fragile materials require delicate tool skills, manual dexterity, and very sensitive tactile abilities.

Step 5

Conservators do not wear gloves when treating the delicate paper, but instead wash their hands carefully before treatment.

Step 6

Before conservation treatment begins the Orderly Book is carefully examined and details recorded such as the structure of the book and any damage.

Steps 7-9 »

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Artifact Conservation »

TREATMENT:

Steps 1-3 »

Steps 4-6

Steps 7-9 »

Steps 10-12 »

Steps 13-15 »

Steps 16-18 »

RELATED LINKS:

Fort Stanwix National Monument »

McDonald & Robertson's Index of Continental Army Orderly Books »