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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;techbiker, post: 5876787, member: 60629&quot;]Update here 12/19/22:</p><p><br /></p><p>Just finished dry cleaning the watercolor surface. Eraser crumbs lifted up a good deal of brown/grey gunk. Please pardon the poor photo/lighting.</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/ELfkJIq.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I carefully scraped off most of the acidic matboard from the verso. Used a #5 pallet knife.</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/ryW94NJ.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The watercolor paper is still thoroughly glued to a thin backer paper. Rather than risk damaging the watercolor by scraping at the mounting paper, I will take a win here and move on.</p><p><br /></p><p>The written number &quot;12&quot; is visible at the bottom of the watercolor verso. Perhaps by the artist. Seen here through the front.</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/hX86dPn.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;P.M. Fabriano&quot; watermark:</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/sIU4Qcm.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Do you think that &quot;12&quot; stands for the year or a number in a series? Thanks a bunch![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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