Mounting a Historical Document

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roundtuit

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I have a fragile historical document from the Civil War that I would like to float due to a decorative border that is printed directly on the edge of the paper. The paper is actually in fairly good condition other than a small tear along a former fold and some pieces missing along the edges. I have never done a DCO mount before and am therefore a bit nervous about it. I was going to purchase some Invisi-Mount, but was wondering if a non-glare plexi would work too.

I am pretty much a framing newbie compared to all of you and any advice would be greatly appreciated.
 
As Jim Miller states "A DCO mount would be my choice. Position the artwork on a fabric covered mount board padded with needle-punch polyester batting. Compress the mount by stretching fine mesh fabric (Stabiltex or Crepeline) over it, or press it using clear film or abrasion-resistant, optically coated, UV filtering acrylic."

Or you could sandwich the document between two pieces of optically coated, UV filtering acrylic. For color place the sandwich on top of a colored mat or fabric and then frame.

I would not use non-glare plexi as you want to keep the document sharp looking.
 
document framing

It is always wise to ask whether a document should be stored in the light, in a frame, rather than making a very good digitial copy that can be framed, while the original can be preserved in a folder.




Hugh
 
I agree with Presrvator 100%
Do a good copy on simular paper.
I have seen several 80+ year old documents where they had been framed & the ink had faded..almost to the point of not being able to read the hand written parts. Owners regrets.
 
I have proposed the idea of framing a copy and storing the original. I'm hoping this is the chosen mounting method since the idea of having to frame such an old document makes me uneasy.

Thank you for all of the help. I've learned a lot from this forum. :smiley:
 
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