Crescent Select Archival Mat Board - Dark Grey - Acid-Free Custom Cut
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Ref Code
C9635
SKU
MAT-GRY-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 (Dark Grey)
A museum-grade conservation matboard offering a sleek, moody presentation. Manufactured by Crescent, this acid-free dark grey barrier provides a striking, modern alternative to stark black or traditional white, elevating your artwork with subtle, industrial elegance.
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 dark, sophisticated 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 "Alternative Neutral" Dark grey acts as a heavy anchor for your artwork, providing dramatic depth without the overpowering, heavy contrast of pure black.
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High-Contrast Bevel Our precision 45-degree cut exposes the bright white core, creating a striking "pinstripe" border between the dark mat and your art.
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Double-Mat Accents Pro tip: Use this dark grey board as the "bottom mat" beneath a stark white top mat to create a subtle, modern inner shadow line.
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Physical Separation A matboard is structurally necessary to keep works on paper from directly touching the glazing, preventing moisture damage.
Ideal Applications
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Black & White Photography The ultimate bridge tone. It seamlessly transitions the eye from the deep shadows of the photograph into the frame.
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Charcoal & Ink Sketches Provides a sophisticated, moody backdrop that allows the raw textures of graphite, ink, and charcoal to stand out.
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Metallic Frame Pairings Looks absolutely breathtaking when housed inside cool-toned metallic frames, such as Pewter, Silver Foil, or brushed aluminum.
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Modern & Industrial Spaces The perfect gallery addition for modern minimalist apartments, brutalist architecture, and chic industrial loft aesthetics.
Custom Openings & Volume Orders
Need multiple openings, circular cuts, V-grooves, or volume pricing for a gallery exhibition? Our Wizard Computerized Mat Cutters can engineer any geometry.
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