In this article we will give an introduction to the wide variety of papers used on wooden surfaces and examples of examination and treatments which were undertaken at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. It is important to address the treatment of paper on wood surfaces because of the significant information, context and value that paper components add. The presence of paper on wooden surfaces can pose unique challenges because of both its fragile nature and the relative infrequency with which it appears on furniture. The delicacy of paper requires conservators to take special care when treating a wooden object that includes a paper component.