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<p>[QUOTE="Bev aka thelmasstuff, post: 361021, member: 23"]I have several of these tapestries that my uncle brought back from Europe after WWII. Recently I picked up a 5' long, 2' high one in a frame - glued to cardboard and with a wooden backing. It was in a lot of stuff so it wasn't something I was looking for. Originally these would be brightly colored, but time and bad care leaches the color. People didn't realize they were ruining them with glue and wood. Wood is too acidic and shouldn't come in contact with paper or textiles. I think these types of things are coming back as decorative objects. As Any Jewelry said, spruce up the frame and don't worry about how it's constructed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bev aka thelmasstuff, post: 361021, member: 23"]I have several of these tapestries that my uncle brought back from Europe after WWII. Recently I picked up a 5' long, 2' high one in a frame - glued to cardboard and with a wooden backing. It was in a lot of stuff so it wasn't something I was looking for. Originally these would be brightly colored, but time and bad care leaches the color. People didn't realize they were ruining them with glue and wood. Wood is too acidic and shouldn't come in contact with paper or textiles. I think these types of things are coming back as decorative objects. As Any Jewelry said, spruce up the frame and don't worry about how it's constructed.[/QUOTE]
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