Harper's April

April Showers…

As the English proverb goes, “April showers bring May flowers”. This was definitely the case here in the Works on Paper conservation studio. The treatment on these posters was completed and the collection was returned to the client. Raven and…

Before Treatment

The Woman that Saved the Union

March is nearly over and since it is Women’s History Month, I thought it would be interesting to share something I recently learned about due to two very different objects that we treated here in the Works on Paper conservation…

Scherenschnitte Valentine

Love is in the air

So today is Valentine’s Day, and despite not being much of an observer of this holiday, I thought it would be fun to post a few images of recent projects we’ve been working on in the Works on Paper conservation…

Amelia Earhart, silver gelatin photograph, c. 1930s

A late post in honor of Women’s History Month

  March ended up being quite a busy month here at Works on Paper and April is shaping up to be the same. This week, I am working on a collection of historic photographs and one of them happens to…

Image of Washington from an 1812 engraving

Presidents Day / President’s Day / Presidents’ Day

In honor of today’s holiday, I thought it would be nice to post a few images of George Washington from various objects I have worked on in the past. Washington’s birthday is tomorrow, February 22nd, and there has been a…