![]() ![]() Here at Poster Plus, we mount posters and documents to an acid-free paper with a linen backing – which ensures your poster maintains its value for as long as you choose to enjoy it. Each poster is considered on a case by case basis, due to difference in acidity and paper type.Īll too often we see posters ruined by inexperienced framers who improperly attach posters to an acidic backing or glue posters to the frame backing. Q: I wanted to get my original poster framed – do I really need to have it conserved first?Ī: At Poster Plus, we recommend that customers who are considering framing their original or collectible posters also consider conservation. Often posters and documents are turned away at other conservation labs due to tape or adhesive residue – at Poster Plus, we can remove nearly any type of adhesive, just drop-off, ship or messenger your poster to us, and we will be happy to give you a free estimate. Q: I have had an original poster since college, but I made the mistake of taping it to the wall – its decades later – can anything be done to fix it?Ī: We are able to offer a great number of conservation services at Poster Plus. ![]() When you conserve your poster, you are maintaining its value, and often – increasing it as well. Over time, paper tends to be come brittle, fibers can lose their coloring along fold lines, and small tears can be exacerbated by constant handling.Īt Poster Plus, our conservation lab has well over 30 years of preserving, and restoring vintage posters. When handled by a professional conservationist, mounting or encapsulating original posters and documents can help prevent future deterioration of your piece. Q: Will linen-backing my original posters decrease their value?Ī: Just the opposite. Damage caused by clear adhesive tape, residual stains, water marks and dirt can be easily repaired combining this with the replacement of lost paper can bring the poster back to virtually its original state. Restoration can dramatically improve the appearance of a poster (see example below). We strive to make certain that materials and techniques that are applied to the poster are not harmful over time and are reversible to bring it back to the state in which we found it. Reversibility is a concept that is important in all conservation work, because today's curators and collectors are only temporary custodians of a cultural object (the poster) that will have continuing and timeless interest for future collectors. Fabric backing also eliminates the waviness that can occur when the poster is framed. It is our experience that japan paper backing alone (common in parts of Europe and among museum conservators) does not offer sufficient support and over time folds may reappear and stress the poster. Customers agree that all procedures are performed at the sole risk of the customer and Poster Plus is not liable for any damage or loss.Ī: The principal reason is to provide support for the paper. It also enables the conservator to flatten the folds and to more easily make repairs. Incidental damage from these problems is not the responsibility of Poster Plus. However, we are frequently dealing with unknowns as to how the paper was manufactured or handled, including but not limited to the printing, chemicals and adhesion to other materials. * All work is done with the utmost caution and consideration of the art involved. The adhesive used is wheat paste treated to inhibit mold growth. We use a #12 weight cotton artist's canvas as our backing fabric. ![]() Modern backing techniques have eliminated this problem by using an acid free paper between the poster and the fabric. This provided some protection, but with the passage of time the paper continued to become brittle and was frequently torn by stress. The backing of posters with fabric dates back to 19th century France, where posters were occasionally glued to linen for reinforcement. Our work is represented in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Pritzker Military Library, The Yale Center for British Art, The Chicago History Museum, The Polish Museum of America, The Library of Congress, and the Tibbals Learning Center of the Ringling Museum and important private collections. Poster Plus began doing poster conservation work in 1975 for our own vintage inventory, and since 1989 our services have been widely used by collectors, galleries and museums. ![]()
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