Matboard.
The Crescent range of matboard has been neatly divided into three simple standards GOOD, BETTER, BEST. Please find our product portfolio below.
Green is for GOOD
The Standard Decorative Matboard collection will slow the speed of aging to the artwork, for minimum and commended levels of framing and complies with FATG quality standards.
Features:
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Surface, core and backing paper buffered with calcium carbonate to an alkaline reserve of 2-5%, acid-free, pH 7.5-8.5
Crescent Europe's GOOD range of matboards includes: -
Whitecore basics
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Whitecore. 120
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Whitecore Extra Thick
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Whitecore Vergé
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Regular. 120
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Black Core
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Artisan
Red is for BETTER
The Conservation Matboard collection offers a higher level of protection for conservation level framing and complies with FATG quality standards.
Features:
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100% alpha cellulose
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Lignin-free
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Buffered with calcium carbonate to an alkaline reserve of 3-5%, pH 8.0-8.5
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High bleed and fade resistant
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Aging resistant complying with ISO 9706
Crescent Europe's BETTER range of matboards includes:
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British Cores
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Color Line
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Conservation Boards
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Conservation Linen
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Conservation South
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Select.17
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Select Conservation Solids
Blue is for BEST
The Cotton Matboard collection offers the highest levels of protection for museum level framing and complies with FATG quality standards.
Crescent Europe's BEST range of matboards includes:
RagMat Museum Solids:
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100% premium cotton board, solid color
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100% lignin-free and spot-free
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Buffered with calcium carbonate to an alkaline reserve of 2-5%
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pH 7.5-9.5
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PAT tested
RagMat Museum Solids Unbuffered:
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100% premium cotton board, solid color
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100% lignin-free and spot-free
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Unbuffered
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pH 7.0
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PAT tested
RagMat Museum Duplex:
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Double sided cotton board with a different color on each side
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see Rag Mat Museum Solids
When should I recommend matboards in GOOD quality?
If your client is looking for a decorative matboard for the framing of open end reproductions, general presentations, art prints and posters.
When should I recommend matboards in BETTER quality?
If your client is looking for a conservation matboard for the framing of fine art prints, limited editions, valuable documents and photographs.
When should I recommend matboards in BEST quality?
If your client is looking for a cotton matboard for the framing of valuable works of original art, rare and antique documents, fine art prints and valuable photographs.