Crescent Select Archival Mat Board - Antique White - Acid-Free Custom Cut
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Ref Code
C5703
SKU
MAT-ANT-5x7
Frame Size
Outer Size: 5x7, Artwork Size: 4x6, Opening Size: 3 1/2x5 1/2
Total Price
$11.50
Mounting kit included, free.
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Crescent Select Archival Mat (Antique White)
A museum-grade conservation matboard offering a warm, classic presentation. Manufactured by Crescent, this custom-cut, acid-free barrier provides a soft, creamy ivory tone that beautifully bridges the gap between historical artwork and timeless gallery framing.
Archival Composition
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Crescent Select Pedigree Sourced from the industry's most trusted conservation brand, ensuring museum-level reliability for your most valuable pieces.
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100% Acid-Free & Lignin-Free Engineered with a purified alpha-cellulose core. It will never yellow, become brittle, or cause "acid burn" on your artwork.
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Bleed & Fade Resistant The warm, creamy surface paper is meticulously treated to resist UV fading and color-transfer over decades of display.
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Pristine White Core Beneath the colored surface lies a brilliant, pure white core that provides a clean, non-yellowing bevel cut.
Visual Architecture
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The Classical Neutral Provides a soft, warm visual boundary that prevents the harsh, cold glare of stark white, making it perfect for vintage or aged paper.
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Subtle Dimensional Depth Our precision 45-degree cut exposes the bright white core, creating a gentle, elegant shadow line against the ivory surface.
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Double-Mat Versatility Pro tip: Use this Antique White as a dominant "top mat" over a thin accent of Dark Gold or Walnut for a profound, museum-quality presentation.
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Physical Protection A matboard is structurally necessary to keep works on paper from directly touching the glazing, preventing moisture damage.
Ideal Applications
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Historical Documents & Maps Perfectly matches the tone of aged parchment, antique letters, and vintage cartography without washing out the ink.
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Sepia & Vintage Photography Harmonizes beautifully with the warm undertones of black-and-white, sepia, and traditional silver gelatin prints.
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Classical Fine Art Enhances the warm color palettes of traditional watercolors, botanical sketches, and Renaissance reproductions.
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Traditional & Warm Interiors Fits flawlessly in historic estates, wood-paneled studies, and spaces heavily featuring rich mahogany, walnut, or antique gold accents.
Custom Openings & Volume Orders
Need custom geometries, multi-opening layouts, V-grooves, or volume pricing for a gallery exhibition? Our Wizard Computerized Mat Cutters can engineer any design.
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