1896 Harry Wright Day ribbon

[JeremyW]

I'm not sure if this is worthy of it's own thread, but I wanted to show a new addition to my collection & hopefully get some ideas for safely removing the ribbon from the scrapbook page. The ribbon, which I'm guessing is silk, measures 2" X 7" & the photo is approximately 1 1/2" X 2". The ribbon appears to be glued/pasted onto the page at six different spots. I've been thinking about wetting the tip of a q-tip with water & gently wetting the glue spots to see if it loosens. If anyone has any ideas I'd love to hear them.

[barrysloate]

That's a gorgeous piece Jeremy, with a great photo of Wright no less. Never saw that before. Wow!

[JeremyW]

Thanks, Barry. I've never seen another one either. I've seen a few of the HW Day programs in auction archives & would like to find one as a companion piece someday.

[BigJJ]

Great piece. Incredible photo!

Given value, I would contact - Paper Conservation Studio, Alan Firkser, in New York. Top paper expert for the big guys here-sothebys,christies, etc. 212-315-2828

[GaryPassamonte]

Nice, Jeremy.

[bgar3]

great piece jeremy.

[ramram]

I wouldn't remove it unless the acid in the paper is causing deterioration (which is possible). Does the newspaper article describe the Harry Wright day? Trim the paper as needed and frame it as is. No need to possibly cause damage when it really needs to be affixed to something anyway.

Rob M.