Archival Quality Products Assured

By: Matisse Framing

Matboards

 

We use Alphamat Matboards - Conservation and Museum Quality

The Alphamat Artcare System provides an envelope of active protection around artwork. Through a unique, patented technology, Artcare products trap and neutralize the pollutants that damage artwork, thereby significantly prolonging the life of the framed image.

 

The Alphamat Artcare System outperforms all current museum quality boards, and redefines Museum Quality Framing. All other boards fade in comparison. We offer the full Alphamat range - regular, fabrics, textures, suedes and other specialties.

 

Other features are: acid – free and lignin free, fade and bleed resistant, buffered to maintain an alkaline pH. This slows art and paper degradation, fading and ageing.

 

We also use these matboards as a 4 ply behind valuable items when we are hinging artwork. We do not hinge artwork to the matboard.
 

 

We do not use the white core or paper Matts that are only buffered to an alkaline pH. We will only use this lower quality board if specifically requested.

 

Glass

 

Besides clear and Non-reflective glass, we offer UV conservation glass and recommend that it be used on valuable items. It also comes as either clear or non–reflective.

 

The UV Conservation Clear glass and the UV non-reflective glass both remove 97% of the UV light that damages or fades artwork.

 

Gudymount

 

This is another acid free product we use. It has an acid free adhesive applied to a plastic sheeting to which we mount many items such as degrees and photos. Using this product allows us to reduce the wave (cockling) in the artwork and leaves it with a flat finish.

 

No moisture or acid can reach the artwork directly from the back.

 

Foamboard

 

We use acid free foamboard. With valuable artwork this is positioned behind the 4 ply backing.

 

Other Products

 

Where applicable we use many other products to preserve what we frame for you. Some items include stainless steel staples and rods to avoid rusting or deterioration. A lot of items (eg fabrics) are sewn into place. Acid free hinges or Mylar are also used where applicable.