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Paul N

Paul N

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A designer was price-shopping for her client yesterday. Not committed yet, but in case she wants to go ahead, here's the story:

The piece is 60x 96 Chinese art on fabric (true size is 68 x 102 but the first measurements are to be visible).

Customer doesn't want glazing (due to reflections) and Optium Museum is not an option due to cost constraints. Piece is not that expensive (less than $1000, but was bought in China, so conservation is called for).

OK, question is: What's the best way to mount this behemoth and on what?? Everything I saw so far is no bigger than 48x96.
Splicing AF FC is not a very good idea as the fabric is quite thin (and slightly transparent) and the splice would certainly show through.

Any ideas? And yes I included a very decent PIA charge...just in case.
 
Paul N said:
Customer doesn't want glazing (due to reflections) and Optium Museum is not an option due to cost constraints. Piece is not that expensive (less than $1000, but was bought in China, so conservation is called for).
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No glazing for a textile that is possibly made of silk.

RUN AWAY from that job

that sounds like a disaster waiting to happen
 
JFeig said:
No glazing for a textile that is possibly made of silk.

RUN AWAY from that job

that sounds like a disaster waiting to happen
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If you stick it out, how about splicing coroplast, and covering that with a rising white oversized mat?

PIA charge and a UDC label signed saying no glazing.
 
If you must - make sure there is a hidden message to that fact inside the frame package. Also I agree with Bob on the use of coroplast backed mat board. Two layers cross fluted (flutes running at 90° to each other)
 
Could you talk them into conservation reflection control? Much less than museum glass with same protective properties...
 
How are you planning on attaching this, Paul? Would a stretcher frame with screening/batting/musil make an acceptable support?
 
How about covering the coroplast with matboard, and then wrapping the entire mat-coroplast sheet with fabric and floating the artwork on that? By wrapping the board with fabric, you wouldn't have to worry about finding one sheet of matboard big enough for the entire project.
 
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