Family Heritage Projects

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Services offered are scanning, digital archiving, compact custom handmade storage, digital restoration, surface cleaning, and upgrading materials in antique frames.

Pricing varies depending on size of the collection.

Project on the right consisted of ~1000 photographs and fit neatly into a banker's box

Services provided were:

• Scanned front and back of each photograph
• Unique file names
• Organized digital files by decade
• Organized original photographs by decade, event, and or family branch
• Built custom sized envelops with photo specific interleaving
• Built custom sized boxes and portfolios out of heritage board secured with twill tape
• Labeled contents of envelopes and boxes

Amount for the completed project: $3000

Example of an island float in an 8ply rag mat. This piece is hinged with 4 v-hinges of Uso Mino paper and wheat paste at Downing Frames. Artwork by Louise Bourgeios.

Tenjuo V-hinge applied with rice paste. Artwork by Jason Moran. Hinged at Downing Frames.

Booked Window Mats with Rising Museum Board

Colors offered are White, Warm White, Antique, Olde White, Zinc, Natural, and Black

2ply
16”x 20” or smaller  $30

4ply
16” x 20” or smaller $45
16” x 22” - 32” x 40”  $70

8ply
16" x 20" or smaller $60
16" x 22" - 32" x 40" $90


All booked window mat prices include custom paper corners suitable for each work on paper

Additional Charges

Acid Free Glassine interleaving $3

Unbuffered Tissue interleaving $5

Mylar Interleaving $5

Hinging
A hinge is a small piece of Japanese paper that is adhered to the back of an artwork with a fully reversible adhesive so that the artwork may be attached to a support and framed.

T-hinges $30
Suitable for under a window mat

V-hinges $50
Suitable for floating art work on a back mat or an island float (seen in the top left image). 
V-hinges are not seen from the front of the artwork.
The image on the left bottom shows one of the v-hinges from the back of the artwork.

Pull Through hinges $50
Suitable for large artworks, heavy artwork or artwork on board.

Hinging prices do not include the cost of the board.

All materials and practices meet current conservation standards