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<p>[QUOTE="techbiker, post: 4535240, member: 60629"]Hello everyone!</p><p><br /></p><p>I just purchased an interesting watercolor of soldiers and villagers during the Franco Prussian war. The background is somewhat yellow and colors are a bit faded. The piece is dated 1873 but was appears to have been reframed sometime prior to WW2.</p><p><br /></p><p>Immediately I noticed something unusual with the glass. I removed the old tape from the rear and about 20 rusty glazing points around the backing fiberboard. Turns out the glass is etched (didn't seem to help anything). </p><p><br /></p><p>Out of the frame, the watercolor is much more vibrant. Unfortunately, it appears to be backed with ancient brown crumbling matboard. I'm going to test the pH of the matboard. It's stuck on well so I'm hoping it's not acidic.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since I've got to order some new museum glass, would you also replace the frame as well? Do you think it would look better with a real aperture and matting? </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks a bunch!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/J2h3yQ5.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/oszIybX.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/YsbHYcF.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/EwDlp3d.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="techbiker, post: 4535240, member: 60629"]Hello everyone! I just purchased an interesting watercolor of soldiers and villagers during the Franco Prussian war. The background is somewhat yellow and colors are a bit faded. The piece is dated 1873 but was appears to have been reframed sometime prior to WW2. Immediately I noticed something unusual with the glass. I removed the old tape from the rear and about 20 rusty glazing points around the backing fiberboard. Turns out the glass is etched (didn't seem to help anything). Out of the frame, the watercolor is much more vibrant. Unfortunately, it appears to be backed with ancient brown crumbling matboard. I'm going to test the pH of the matboard. It's stuck on well so I'm hoping it's not acidic. Since I've got to order some new museum glass, would you also replace the frame as well? Do you think it would look better with a real aperture and matting? Thanks a bunch! [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/J2h3yQ5.jpeg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/oszIybX.jpeg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/YsbHYcF.jpeg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/EwDlp3d.jpeg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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