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Buy Crescent Rag Mat Boards from Documounts

Friday, November 27th, 2009

When conservation is a priority, Crescent Rag Mat is one of the top-quality matting choices.  Crescent Rag Mat is made from 100% cotton rag, which means that it is naturally acid and lignin free.  Crescent Rag Mat will preserve your artwork by protecting it against chemical deterioration, as well as slowing art and paper degradation.  Crescent Rag Mat is therefore an ideal mat for original, one-of-a-kind artwork and limited edition reproductions, such as hand-pulled prints, giclees, and photographs.

Crescent Rag Mat is 4 ply, which means that it is 1/16” thick.  You can buy Crescent Rag Mat as a single mat, or you can order them as double mats or even triple mats.  Crescent Rag Mat is available in 6 different varieties of white: antique white rag, bright white rag, off white rag, very white rag, white classic rag, and white rag.  All of these Crescent Rag Mat boards have a white core.

Ordering Crescent Rag Mat from Documounts is easy.  First, select the color of the Crescent Rag Mat that you would like.  Then enter the size of the Crescent Rag Mat that you will need.  You will need to enter the outer dimensions of the Crescent Rag Mat, as well as the size of the inner window opening.  Finally, choose the quantity of mats that you will need.

If you need to buy a lot of Crescent Rag Mat boards, you will enjoy the bulk discount you will receive when you buy Crescent Rag Mats from Documounts!  The discount gets deeper the more that you buy.  For instance, if you buy one 11×14 Crescent Rag Mat, it will cost $7.44.  If you buy four 11×14 Crescent Rag Mats, they will cost $6.50 each.  However, if you buy 1000 Crescent Rag Mat boards, they will only cost $2.55 apiece!  This is ideal for artists and photographers who buy a lot of mat boards to get their art ready for gallery shows and art festivals.

Documounts also sells all of the supplies that you will need to mat, mount and frame your artwork.  We sell everything from adhesives that you will need to mat and mount your art, to clear adhesive bags that will easily fit your matted artwork, making them ready for sale!

Museum-Quality Cotton Mats Available from Documounts

Friday, November 27th, 2009

Cotton mats are the museum-quality choice for matting one-of-a-kind works of art on paper, limited edition reproductions (such as giclees or photographs) and hand-pulled prints that are signed and numbered.  If you want your artwork to last for generations, then mat your artwork with cotton mats.

Cotton mats are made from 100% cotton rag, which means that they are naturally acid and lignin free.  These cotton mats will protect your artwork from chemical deterioration such as yellowing and staining.  Cotton mats aid in the preservation of your artwork, making cotton mats the ideal matting solution for conservation framing.

Documounts sells two different brands of cotton mats: Bainbridge Alpharag and Crescent Ragmats.  Both of these cotton mats are archival-quality mats that will protect, preserve and present your artwork in style.

Bainbridge Alpharag cotton mats are available in 4 ply and 8 ply.  The 8 ply cotton mats are twice as thick as the 4 ply mats, which creates a deeper bevel.  The 8 ply rag mats showcase your artwork in a more sophisticated, sculptural presentation.  Bainbridge Alpharag mats are available in a variety of colors.  Because Bainbridge Alpharag mats are solid core, the color of the bevel is the same color as the front of the mat board.

Crescent Ragmats are available in 4 ply, in 6 different varieties of white.  These cotton mats are white core.

If you need to order a large quantity of cotton mats to get ready for your upcoming art festivals or gallery shows, then you will enjoy the bulk discounts that you will receive at Documounts when you buy 4 or more of the same custom cut cotton mats.  The more cotton mats that you buy, the more you save!

Documounts also sells all of the other supplies that you will need for conservation framing, such as archival tapes and archival mount boards.  We also sell frames, hanging wire, and many other essential matting and framing supplies!

Why You Should Mat with Museum Rag Board

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Museum rag board is the ideal choice for mounting original, one-of-a-kind works of art, as well as limited edition prints.  Museum rag board is the best matting option when conservation and longevity are paramount.  If you want your artwork to last for generations, then museum rag board provides the utmost in protection and preservation.

Documounts offers two kinds of museum rag board: Crescent Ragmat and Bainbridge Alpharag.

Both of these museum rag boards are made from 100% cotton rag.  This means that they are naturally archival and acid free, which is why they are the museum-quality choice for matting valuable artwork.

Crescent Ragmat is a 4 ply museum rag board.  Crescent Ragmat is available in 6 different varieties of white and has a white core.

Bainbridge Alpharag Artcare mats are available in 4 ply and 8 ply.  8 ply museum rag boards are an excellent choice for creating a more stunning display.  Because 8 ply mats are twice the thickness of standard 4 ply mats, the deeper bevel has a more sculptural appearance that showcases the artwork in a sophisticated manner.

Both the Alpharag 4 ply and 8 ply mats are available as solid core museum rag boards.  This means that the color of the bevel matches the color on the front of the mat board.  The Alpharag 4 ply museum rag boards are available in 29 different colors, while the Alpharag 8 ply museum rag boards are available in 13 different colors.

When you need to buy 4 or more museum rag boards that are the same size, you will enjoy a bulk discount when you buy them from Documounts.  The discounts on museum rag boards get even deeper the more you buy.

Along with museum rag boards, Documounts also sells everything that you will need to mat, mount and frame your artwork and photography.

Learn more about archival museum matting and framing.