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Board & Paper
Window Mat Cutting
Pre-Cut Exhibition Mats

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Application
Archival Methods' Pre-Cut Mats are made with Bright White 4 Ply Museum Board with a 2 Ply backing, delivered hinged with linen tape on one long side. Standard window openings are centered for either vertical or horizontal use. We also offer three formats that have a one-inch weighted bottom, which is indicated by the "-W" suffix in the item code numbers in the chart below.
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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 is 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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Ordering Info
Sold in packages of 5.
Custom mat cutting also available see our Custom Mat Cutting Page.