A record, including photographs, to assess the condition of the collection, with recommendations for treatment Initial treatment to protect paintings which may have been neglected, to include the following: environmental monitoring and control, surface cleaning, cleaning of verso, securing paint layers, revarnishing, mending tears, securing of canvas properly to the stretcher, proper frame installation, backing of paintings, filling of losses and inpainting Some paintings may require full conservation-restoration treatment, which may include the following: varnish removal, dry lining, strip-lining We have experience of collecting and working on larger pictures A rolling programme for the care and maintenance of art collections Microscopy and chemical analysis of cross-sections of paint. Paintings can also be X-rayed Small frame repairs can be made by us. Larger frame conservation projects can be arranged. We undertake work for several museums, Cambridge colleges, the Council for the Care of Churches, and private collections, large and small Julie Crick (Dip. Cons), Anna Kendrew, Bo Killander (Dip. Cons) 3 Home Farm Barns, Pampisford, Cambridge CB22 3EY Phone: 01223 839249 Email: Julie Crick <julie@crickcollins.com> Map