Conservation Mat Board

Conservation board uses alpha cellulose pulp from purified wood fiber thus it is more economical to manufacture then cotton paper but has the same stable and long lasting properties.

Conservation mat board.

Most conservation mat boards feature calcium and magnesium carbonate buffers to cage pollutants and molecules. Unlike standard framing mats conservation mats are designed to last a lifetime with minimal tarnishing. These mats do not have opening cutouts. Crescent cardboard is an industry leading manufacturer and distributor of high quality mat boards art products custom framing products cardboards mounting boards and more.

Crescent also provides additional conservation products such as crescent select ultiblack and moorman fabrics. Blick is pleased to offer uncut matboards and pre cut mats for decorative conservation and archival applications plus foam board and mounting board for posters presentations or craft projects. Our bainbridge alphamat artcare and crescent select conservation mat boards are up to the challenge. Standard mats blank.

It is acid free and lignin free with consistent color fade and bleed resistance and meets the library of congress preservation guidelines for matting framing. The 100 cotton core and backing paper are naturally acid free and lignin free. It is best used for original artwork limited editions and other valuable or valued artworks. Board is acid and lignin free and uses alkaline or neutral sizing.

Purified wood pulp paper has a long history of being safe to use with paper artwork photographs and documents. See mat board guide. Conservation rag mat board offers a good range of color surface papers with the finest quality pigments to provide optimum fade and bleed resistance. Conservation mat boards use acid free and lignin free surface and backing papers that adhere to the wood pulp core.

Blank uncut mat boards. The matboard core color is a bright white. It is best used for original artwork limited editions and other valuable or valued artworks. Your fine art and photography deserve to be preserved.

Conservation gallery mats blank. Museum core mat boards are made entirely of cotton rag paper. Conservation matboard is an alfa cellulose matboard made of pristine virgin fibres. The 4 and 6 ply mat boards are 100 virgin alpha cellulose fiber acid and lignin free fade and bleed resistant.

The matboard core color is a bright white. It is acid free and lignin free with consistent color fade and bleed resistance and meets the library of congress preservation guidelines for matting framing. They protect the artwork from acid burn and degradation for at least 100 years and have a mid range cost. Conservation matboard is an alfa cellulose matboard made of pristine virgin fibres.

We take pride in every sheet of matboard. Conservation mat boards have a core of acid and lignin free cotton and a facing of wood pulp paper. Choose a mat board type.