Crescent Select Archival Mat Board - Tan - Acid-Free Custom Cut
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Ref Code
C5706
SKU
MAT-TAN-5x7
Frame Size
Outer Size: 5x7, Artwork Size: 4x6, Opening Size: 3 1/2x5 1/2
Total Price
$11.50
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Crescent Select Archival Mat (Tan)
A museum-grade conservation matboard offering a warm, earthy presentation. Manufactured by Crescent, this custom-cut, acid-free barrier provides a soft, organic neutral boundary that beautifully bridges the gap between natural art tones and classic wood frames.
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, sandy 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 flawless, non-yellowing bevel cut.
Visual Architecture
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The Warm Neutral Tan provides a gentle, earthy transition. It is the perfect choice when stark white feels too blinding and brown feels too heavy.
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High-Contrast Bevel Our precision 45-degree custom cut exposes the bright white core, creating a crisp, striking border between the soft tan mat and your art.
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Double-Mat Accents Pro tip: Use this tan board as a "top mat" over a dark brown or black bottom mat to create a stunning, dimensional shadow-box effect.
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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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Vintage & Sepia Photography The warm undertones flawlessly complement vintage portraits, aged architectural prints, and sepia-toned photography.
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Watercolors & Botanicals Enhances the organic hues found in nature studies, floral illustrations, and soft landscape watercolors without overpowering them.
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Natural Wood Frames Pairs beautifully with Walnut, Oak, and Mahogany frames, acting as a seamless visual extension of the wood grain.
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Bohemian & Rustic Interiors The definitive choice for grounding artwork in modern farmhouse, coastal, and warm minimalist decor styles.
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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