Photographic
Presentation -
Understanding
mounting materials
The use of materials
containing acid is a common source of damage to photographs and
works paper. Over time, chemically unstable materials used for mounting,
framing and storage can seriously destroy a work. These materials
include many of the cardboards, tapes, and adhesives used to mount
or frame works. While framing is used as a means of presenting work
it is often intended as a means of protection, however if not completed
properly, it will damage the work.
Nature of mat boards
There is great variation
in the quality of mat board and unless this is understood you can
end up paying for an inferior product and service that can drastically
effect the long term condition of the image.
Cardboard
Cheap cardboards are
made from pulped wood fibre, are high in acid content and a range
of other chemicals that can attack works on paper.