This paper describes the treatment of a fraktur adhered to the inside of a blanket-chest lid. The fraktur was embrittled and disintegrating due to inherent acidity of the iron gall ink used by the scrivener, the migration of acid from the chest lid to the adhered paper support, and the possible contents of the chest. A method was devised whereby the fraktur was removed from the lid without damage to either object. This was achieved by applying a series of wet blotters weighted by plate glass to drive the moisture through the fraktur paper to swell the insoluble adhesive. The conservator explains in detail the subsequent treatment of repairing and preserving the fraktur so that it could be exhibited with the chest as a separate work of art.