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PRESERVATION, Cotton, Archival, 4 Ply

The best of the best! Cotton is the standard in archival framing, museum framing, preservation framing; it is the best of the best. Cotton is the only truely "acid-free" mat board. The cotton plant does not have the natural acidity of trees. And, since it is grown as a crop, it is a renewable resource as well. These mats come buffered and unbuffered with calcium carbonate which helps resist acidification from the environment. Click on image to select mat sizes and colors.

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MAT ONLY-One Window, 4 ply Archival Cotton Precut Matting

8 Ply Cotton Picture Frame Maty

PRESERVATION, Cotton, Archival, 4 Ply

If the image is important to you, you should use cotton rag mats

Cotton Rag mats are the standard that all other mats are measured by.

It is all about longevity and not harming your image

While the life of most vendor's standard mats is measured in years, even months; true 100% cotton mat life is measured in decades.

Naturally The Best

You have heard of "Acid Free", "Lignin Free" You can forget all that. Because cotton is naturally Acid Free and Lignin Free, the property in paper mats that creates the acid. That is why it is the standard in framing and used in museums across the world.

Cotton Mats look and feel like quality

They are thicker. They have the feeling of fine printing paper. They simply feel luxiurious.

NO Window-4 ply Archival Cotton Precut Mat Blanks

No Window, "mat blanks", in Preservation Mat Board, 4 ply

Archival 100% cotton, the finest mats. This archival mat board is available buffered with calcium carbonate to resist increased acidity from the environment or unbuffered, photo rag, for those who want 100% natural cotton mats. Precut cotton mats are one piece (top, bottom and middle) rather than a core with a top and bottom sheet attached. Therefore, when cut, the top, bottom and middle are all the same color. The mat blanks are for craftsman who want to cut their own, artists needing different window sizes in small quantities or for floating photos and fine art right on top of the matting.

Mats With Title Block-4 ply Archival Cotton Precut Matting

Title Block Mats in Preservation Cotton, 4 ply

We have combined our standard windows with an additional window or "Title Block" for identification or tribute. If it is important enough for matting, shouldn't it be surrounded by the best precut mat we have, Archival Cotton mats are used by museums throughout the world. They are designed to preserve the mat contents. Photography, watercolors, prints and originals, look better, longer in Matcutter.com® precut, archival cotton, preservation, matting. Alll mats are made from the finest archival matboard. 4 ply cotton rag, approximately .060 thick. Available in White and Super White.

Multiple Windows-4 ply Archival Cotton Precut Matting

Multi-Window Preservation Mats, Cotton 4 ply

Precut Mats from 8x10 to 16x20 with 2,3,4 even 7 windows in Archival Cotton. Preserve precious images, tell a story or immortalize a moment in 100% Archival Cotton. Whether framing photographs of an event, a newspaper article or a precious momento; archival, preservation, cotton precut mats will help keep them protected for just a few dollars more. This is the finest mat board made. It is 4 ply, approximately .060 thick, and is buffered with calcium carbonate to resist acid from environment and other materials. They are available in white and super white. Don't see the multi window mat you want; email us at matinfo@matcutter.com or call us at 800-385-6540.

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