What is Conservation Framing? It is the appropriate housing to display the intrinsic beauty and interest of an object, while prolonging its life by securing the object in a mechanically and chemically stable environment. It minimizes the problems caused by deterioration of the components of the object itself and other problems introduced by environmental factors such as air pollution, heat, light and humidity. When applied to framing, the term Conservation is synonymous with Preservation, Archival, or Museum Framing. It should not be confused with Restoration Conservation's means maximizing preservation of the current condition. Restoration means returning an object to a previous favorable condition. The knowledge of which course of action to be followed is obviously critical to the life of the artwork.

There are different conservation requirements for different art forms, mediums and substrates. Canvas, paper, textiles, photos, etc. all require different methods, techniques and materials. Whether art or the substrate is synthetic (man-made) or natural also is important to the determining conservation methods.

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Restoration

The Proud Fox Gallery and Frame Shop has qualified conservators and restoration experts on staff that can handle most common restoration needs.

Examples are:

• Cleaning oil or acrylic paintings
• Restoration of oils or acrylics
• Cleaning and repair of paper borne art
• De-acidification of artwork
• Frame restoration and including gilding
• Photo restoration
• Textile restoration
• Porcelain and crystal repair

Technical restoration projects are handled through our association with experts that specialize in museum grade conservation and restoration. They have years of experience and often specialize in specific mediums. Generally they have complex facilities for handling technical analysis and performance of the restoration project.

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