If that gold frame is a standard size it is probably a readymade from a BB. So I would blame the artist, unless it is a tourist treasure, in which case I would blame the customer.
Silk piece looks nice. And the frame is quite the improvement.
Yes, it is a very beautiful art piece.
I have never seen this style of dyed silk artwork before.
Does anybody know if there is a name for that kind of work?
After I read your post I re-examined the old frame.
The frame size is 32x36, I don't think that's a very common size.
The package was held in with brad nails, not flexi-points, or turn buttons, it doesn't appear to be a pre-fab store-bought frame.
So that leads me to think it was custom framed.
My best guess is that the original customer brought the piece already staple-mounted to a framer, and they did what they could for someone on a budget.
The silk art piece is in surprisingly good condition, given its poor treatment.
Although, even with a double matt some portions had stuck to the glass.
It came off without damage.
We've all had this scenario happen:
Someone wants to save some money so tries to do part of the work themselves, not understanding what they are doing may not be a good idea.
Example:
I just had a lady yesterday bring me a small 9x9 printed canvas that she tried to glue to a piece of flimsy slip paper that comes in a factory frame.
Surprise! The glue warped the canvas where it was unevenly applied.
Now it comes to me to try to "rescue" it, and do a proper custom framing job.
All I can do is try to scrape off as much of the glue as possible and then dry mount it to Mountcor.
Some of the glue spots may show through, but oh well, nothing can be done about it now.
Someone trying to DIY frame an item is not going to shell out extra $$ to pay a conservator.
And this is just an inexpensive digital canvas print (i refuse to call these cheap canvas prints Giclee), not worth a conservator's time.