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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;moreotherstuff, post: 42637, member: 56&quot;]I showed this on the finds thread about a month ago.&nbsp; It&#039;s a watercolor by Neapolitan artist Vincenzo Loria (1849-1939) and shows the Second Temple of Hera at Paestum.&nbsp; The painting measures 6&quot; by 14 1/8&quot; and is thoroughly glued to a heavy card that measures about 9” x 16 5/16”.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the painting on its card:</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/hoozzatt/Temp/PaintingWatercolorGreek2ndTempleHeraPaestumItalyVincenzoLoria-zz_zpse26f8371.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And here&#039;s the back of the card:</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/hoozzatt/Temp/PaintingWatercolorGreek2ndTempleHeraPaestumItalyVincenzoLoria-zzz_zpscc37c2ec.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m just itching to remove the card, which I think I can manage without damaging the painting, but should I do that or just leave well enough alone?&nbsp; I think the browning to this paper is not from the card itself, but has been picked up from the backing that was on the frame.&nbsp; Easy enough to replace that with acid free material.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can see acid burn on the front of the painting.&nbsp; Here&#039;s a detail from the left side:</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/hoozzatt/Temp/PaintingWatercolorGreek2ndTempleHeraPaestumItalyVincenzoLoria-zzzz_zpsa647e827.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m guessing that, because this is a watercolor, removing the mat burn will be more involved than if it was a print.&nbsp; Is there a straight forward process for doing that?&nbsp; I think the window in the original mat was cut about 3/4&quot; too short and I think that extra bit does make a difference to the symmetry of the image.&nbsp; I&#039;m also guessing that removing the mat burn will also involve removing the card.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have cut a new mat from acid free material, but made the window the same size as the original.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think it is aesthetically acceptable to re-mat it with that strip of burn showing.</p><p><br /></p><p>So...&nbsp; Leave it as it?&nbsp; Try to restore it myself, or at least remove the card?&nbsp; Have it professionally restored?&nbsp; (Any notion as to what that might cost?)&nbsp; What do you think?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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