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Board & Paper
Pre-Cut Exhibition Mats

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Application
Pre-Cut Window Mats arrive ready to use. The 4 Ply Bright White Museum Board has a beveled edge. It is hinged to the 2 Ply Bright White Museum backing board with archival linen tape on one long side.
Standard window openings are centered for either vertical or horizontal use. Two formats are horizontally bottom weighted one inch, which is indicated by the "W" suffix in the item number.
Mounting corners or strips can be ordered separately for mounting your artwork to the matboard. -
Features
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Archival Methods’ high-quality Pre-Cut Mats are made with Bright White 100% Cotton Museum Board (custom mat cutting in additional colors and sizes are also available, please see our Custom Mat Cutting Page.
The 4 Ply beveled window is delivered to you fully assembled with a 2 Ply backing board hinged with archival linen tape to the window mat on one of the long sides. Standard window openings are centered for either vertical or horizontal use. We also offer two formats that have a one-inch weighted bottom, which is indicated by the “-W” suffix in the item code numbers in the chart below.Mats for digital prints are available in the following sizes (in inches): 8-1/2 x 11 / 8 x 12 / 11 x 17 / 11-3/4 x 16 / 13 x 19 / 17 x 22 / 17 x 25 / 20 x 30. Please see the chart below.
The following item numbers are sized to accommodate a 2 x 3 print ratio (please see the bottom chart below): 48-005 / 48-012 / 48-013 / 48-019 / 48-021C / 48-021W / 48-023 / 48-024 / 48-025-W / 48-030.
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Specifications
Item#__Mat Size__Print Size__Opening
48-006___8x10____4x6______3-3/4 x 5-3/4
48-007___8x10____5x7______4-3/4 x 6-3/4
48-005_8-1/2x11_5.33x8_____5-3/8x7-7/8
48-010__11x14____8x10_____7-1/2 x 9-1/2
48-009__11x14____8x10_____6 x x 9
48-011__11x14__8-1/2x11__8-1/4 x 10-3/4
48-015__13x19____11x17__10x16
48-0710W__14x18__7x10__6-1/4x9-1/2
48-013__14x18__9x13-1/2__8-7/8 x 13-3/8
48-012__14x18____8x12__7-1/2 x 11-1/2
48-014__16x20___11x14___10-1/2 x 13-1/2
48-017__16x20___11x17_____9-7/8 x 15-7/8
48-025-W__16x20____11x17__9-7/8x14-7/8
48-0165_16x20_11-3/4x16-1/2_10 1/2x15-3/8
48-018__18x24___12x18___11-1/2 x 17-1/2
48-023__18x24___13x19___12-1/2 x 18-1/2
48-026__20x24___12x18___12 x 18
48-019__20x24___13x19___11-7/8 x 17-7/8
48-020__20x24___16x20___15-1/2 x 19-1/2
48-022__22x28___17x22___15-7/8 x 20-7/8
48-021C__22x28__17x22___13-7/8 x 20-7/8
48-021W__22x28__17x22___13-7/8 x 20-7/8
48-024__22x30___17x25___15-1/2 x 23-1/2
48-030__30x40___20x30___19-3/4 x 29-3/4
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Resources
Custom mat cutting also available see our Custom Mat Cutting Page.