Linen Backing Posters

The poster is cleaned and mounted on an archival acid free paper and linen backing to prevent aging damage or tearing or further deterioration.

Linen backing posters.

The process includes some rehydrating and de acidifying of the paper. Linen backing does take some practice and skill so don t try mounting collectible posters or posters with sentimental value until you ve successfully mounted a few practice pieces. Linen backing is first and foremost a preservation and. Linen backing is mounting a poster on archival acid free paper and thin artist s canvas.

Adding linen to the back of a poster is an effective way to increase the value of the poster while preserving the paper. Below we detail. The whole idea of linen backing is to conserve the poster and add value. Linen backing a poster on canvas requires three essential elements.

The linen used for mounting many posters is actually a light canvas which you can find at most. After linen backing posters can be kept flat or rolled up and stored safely in tubes of an adequate diameter. Linen which is marketed as cotton duck acid free japanese lining paper and a wheat starch solution containing an alkali buffer which when used together provide a stable acid free environment for mounting a poster. It is an archival poster conservation method where the poster is de acidified and museum mounted with wheat paste onto acid free japanese rice paper and adhered to canvas.

We offer a full service at our london studio for the conservation backing and repair of all paper collectibles at competitive rates. The linen backing process is also important to flatten and remove the original fold marks of vintage movie posters prior to framing. Linen backing flattens out folded posters so they can be stored rolled or framed with much better results and displayed to their full glory. You don t need to purchase materials from special supply sources.

While mounting directly to linen may cause the poster to warp adding a layer of rice paper between the poster and the linen is an ideal solution and a simple task you can complete in under an hour. Afterwards we can patch in missing sections and restore color on fold lines tears and stains. A method of poster conservation. We have linen backed a rare star wars poster for a client who takes it all over the world to star wars conventions and is able to safely unroll display and roll it back up endlessly.

A damaged poster can be repaired at the time of linen backing. Linen which is marketed as cotton duck acid free japanese lining paper and a wheat starch solution containing an alkali buffer which when used together provide a stable acid free environment for mounting a poster. Linen backing can dramatically improve the overall appearance of a poster and it can substantially increase its value.