Re: Advice

As I recall from my days working in the Ben Franklin frame shop-
Museum/Conservation framing involves the use of archival/conservation
materials AND never doing anything by way of mounting that can't be
reversed.( without causing damage.)
On Friday, March 5, 2004, at 05:15 PM, brad isaacs wrote:

>
> this is just me, but i'd avoid dry mounting
> altogether. as a display device i just don't think its
> very effective. if you're having the images framed you
> can get whats called a floating mount on the matte
> board. this means there will be no window matte, just
> one sheet that the image is hinged to in the back. its
> used often for drawings, prints and other types of
> artwork on paper... most any framer should be able to
> do it. you can do it yourself but it can be
> tricky...hope this helps.
>
> --- Tom Miller <tomwmiller@comcast.net> wrote: > Dear
> All,
>>
>> I am considering displaying some full 11x14 pinhole
>> images (no border around
>> the image on the paper). The images would be matted
>> and displayed behind
>> glass. In order to not have the top mat cover any
>> part of the image, I'm
>> considering dry-mounting the images on museum board
>> and cutting the top mat
>> to slightly more than 11x14. So, a couple of
>> questions.
>>
>> - Is dry mounting archival? The images are both RC
>> and fiber and have been
>> selenium toned.
>> - Should the images be dry mounted on four-ply
>> board, or would two-ply
>> suffice?
>>
>> Any other bits of advice on dry-mounting are
>> welcome. The collective wisdom
>> and knowledge of this list is humbling and much
>> appreciated.
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> Tom
>>
>>
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