Here's a photo showing an 8-1/2" x 11" double-sided document (artificially "antiqued" reproduction) suspended using four pairs of 1/8" rare earth cube magnets. Are you sure the document's fibers are strong enough to withstand a moderate impact at the mounting points? Your customer might appreciate having a digital file for the document, as well.Īnother concern: Using rare earth magnets would be good for a reproduction, but I'm not sure I'd want to suspend a fragile, antique document using four tiny contact points. If you do that, then the preservation issues all go away, since the reproduction could be duplicated in the future.
I would suggest framing a high quality digital reproduction and placing the original in an inert, closed container. The damage from light exposure, which occurs over time, is permanent and irreversible. Not quite as harmful as ultraviolet radiation, but still harmful. Display in normal, climate-controlled conditions would expose the document to visible light, which is harmful radiation. This is a good time to inform your customer that even the best framing does not provide perfect protection. Then the frame goes around it.ġ - Does anyone know of a good double-sided frame manufacturer, so we don't need to build it ourselves? We've used Inline Ovals for years, and they said they could do it, but have not done one in the past.Ģ - Doe anyone have a better idea of showing all of both sides of the document? Then the frame goes around it.Ģ - We use clear plastic corners to attach the document to a sheet of Optium Museum plex (assuming the document is sturdy enough to be held that way), and use spacers between another sheet of Optium Museum. We have two ideas to present the client:ġ - We encapsulate the document in mylar and float it between two sets of mats and Optium Museum plex. The complication is showing the entirety of both sides and keeping the project as conservative as possible. The idea is to frame the document in a double sided frame, or perhaps just attach two frames together, either by nesting one frame in a larger frame (one frame facing each direction) or attaching two frames together back-to-back. We have not yet seen the document and have a meeting set with them a few days from now. We're also looking for this to be as conservation grade as possible.
The idea is to display it as a pedestal type display, so the frame will stand upright on a wood base the client will provide and show all of both sides of the document. I have a client with an antique document about 11x14 who would like both sides to be visible.
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