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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 4438018, member: 8267&quot;]I strongly agree with the recommendations for leaving it alone, unless you are willing to do thorough research on the materials and appropriate methods of conservation. In any case, trying to do restoration with original materials would require unusual skills, and would compromise the authenticity of the object. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some references you might explore:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259443040_Technology_materials_and_conservation_of_Persian_lacquered_papier_mache_casket_Qajar_period" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259443040_Technology_materials_and_conservation_of_Persian_lacquered_papier_mache_casket_Qajar_period" rel="nofollow">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259443040_Technology_materials_and_conservation_of_Persian_lacquered_papier_mache_casket_Qajar_period</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://fineart-restoration.co.uk/news/papier-mache-preservation-restoring-unconventional-artworks/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://fineart-restoration.co.uk/news/papier-mache-preservation-restoring-unconventional-artworks/" rel="nofollow">https://fineart-restoration.co.uk/news/papier-mache-preservation-restoring-unconventional-artworks/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/4/3/111" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/4/3/111" rel="nofollow">https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/4/3/111</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://aata.getty.edu/primo-explore/search?query=sub,contains,persian%20papier%20mache&amp;tab=aata&amp;search_scope=AATA&amp;vid=AATA&amp;offset=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://aata.getty.edu/primo-explore/search?query=sub,contains,persian%20papier%20mache&amp;tab=aata&amp;search_scope=AATA&amp;vid=AATA&amp;offset=0" rel="nofollow">https://aata.getty.edu/primo-explore/search?query=sub,contains,persian papier mache&amp;tab=aata&amp;search_scope=AATA&amp;vid=AATA&amp;offset=0</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Marianne Webb. <u>Lacquer: Technology and Conservation</u>. Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000. ISBN 0750644125[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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