Archival Lining

Sometimes artwork that has been weakened by extensive oxidation or structurally stressed through creasing, tears, or paper loss will require an additional layer of support to ensure stability and maintain flatness. The primary materials used are usually mulberry tissue and acid-free cotton rag papers. The materials we use are acid-free and buffered with calcium carbonate to counter acidification, and the entire mounting process is reversible.

In some cases, when the flexibility of a sheet of paper is causal to its structural problems (for instance, when heavy gouache paint begins to cup and flake from the paper support), it may be prudent to prevent the surface of the artwork from flexing by mounting it to an archival paper honeycomb panel.