Hobbies, Bainbridge Mat Board For Quality Picture Framing


by SUSAN SLOBAC - Date: 2008-12-15 - Word Count: 439 Share This!

Bainbridge is the name of the company that produces some of the highest quality mat board available. Perfect for archival framing projects, Bainbridge mat board is both completely functional and beautiful.

Mat board comes in many styles and colors. It has two basic purposes, and those are to decorate and to preserve your artwork within the picture frame.

A paper mat is perfectly suited to inexpensive, non-museum quality framing applications. Paper mat comes in a treasure trove of colors, allowing you the ultimate freedom of choice in the exact shade that will set off your artwork. Paper mat is also available in an acid-free form, to provide protection to your artwork.

Bainbridge matboard comes in many lovely shades. Offering a range of thirty beautiful colors, the Bainbridge 4-ply Alphamat is a great choice when you want some color in your matboard. The Alphamat is a pre cut mat board that Bainbridge offers in a one-sixteenth of an inch thickness. Because it is an acid-free product, it helps to protect your artwork from damage that can occur due to exposure to pollution and ultraviolet light. Artwork that is allowed to come into contact with both of these can suffer from fading and yellowing, so if your artwork is irreplaceable, it makes sense to use the finest museum-quality mat board to help protect your artwork for the long term.

Bainbridge mat board also comes in an Alpharag style as well. If you are looking for a particularly rigid and strong matboard, the Alpharag would likely be a good fit. Measuring in at one-eighth of an inch thick, it is perfect for photographic and painting applications. This particular mat board is made from cotton, and has no ground wood or lignin as an ingredient, making for an acid-free framing supply of the best quality. This mat comes pre cut, and is available in dozens of sizes. However, it can also be used in custom-designed framing applications as well, where it can be cut to your exact specifications. It is offered in three classic colors of pure white, pearl white and ebony black. Because this particular bainbridge mat board is so thick, it can be cut with a deep bevel, adding depth to your artwork within the frame. This is the perfect mat for use with all fine artwork, including original art, antique documents and photos. Unlike what you might find in lesser quality products, the Bainbridge mat has a core color that matches the color of the surface, so that no uneven coloration will be present in this mat.

No matter what the application, there is an appropriate Bainbridge mat available.


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