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Peterboro Conservation Mats

Peterboro Conservation MatsPeterboro Conservation is truly Hampton Photo Arts flagship product and represents the best value in conservation matboards.

SOME KEY FACTS ABOUT PETERBORO CONSERVATION

1. The Core
The use of high grade Alpha Cellulose as the main ingredient in the conservation core. Alpha Cellulose can be distilled from cotton or wood, the higher the Alpha Cellulose content the higher the purity of the board. The Peterboro Company specify that the Peterboro Conservation core must have more than 90% Alpha Cellulose, industry specifications call for no less then 84 %.

2. Chemical ingredients
The conservation quality of a mat can often be affected by the chemical impurities within its materials. For instance the level of iron and copper within the matboard can create tarnishing and discoloration of the mat while the sulphur content can raise acidic levels that attack both mat and artwork. In the manufacture of Peterboro Conservation mats the level of chemical ingredients is strictly controled to ensure that they meet or exceed the Library of Congress and Fine Art Trade Guild standards for chemical composition.

3. Surface Paper
To reduce color fade and bleed Peterboro Conservation uses pigments for surface paper coloration. The pigments are specified to meet or exceed the fade and bleed test requirements outlined by the Fine Art Trade Guild standards. Independent testing shows that Peterboro Conservation exceeds these requirements.

4. Backing Paper
The backing paper is 100 % virgin fiber, buffered with calcium carbonate at a 3% minimum reserve, no optical brighteners, and a smooth finish with even coloration. The backing paper meets or exceeds the standards as set out by both the Library of Congress and the Fine Art Trade Guild.

5. Quality
Independent QC benchmarking shows that Peterboro Conservation has one of the highest standards of consistent quality in the market.
 
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