Cindy,
You will find some useful information on the NPS Conserve O Gram but you may also want to consult with a conservator before proceeding. Perhaps you could contact someone at the conservation program at Buffalo? 

http://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/conserveogram/03-04.pdf

Hope you're able to safeguard the object.

Ruth Greene-McNally
Curator/Collections Manager
Southern Vermont Arts Center
Manchester, VT 05254


On Jan 24, 2014, at 12:13 PM, Cindy Boyer wrote:

> We are having some interior spaces painted at our historic site.  In moving a closed leaf table that had been near a window and hardly ever accessed we discovered spots of mold on the leaf that had been facing the window and wall.
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> I don’t want to blindly trust the wisdom of the internet.  What source can I trust to clean the table safely?
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> It is about 200 years old, with a stain finish.
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