THIS WAS A SWEET VICTORIAN GREETING CARD THAT HAD BELONGED TO OUR CLIENT'S GRANDMOTHER. WE NEEDED A DEEP ENOUGH FRAME SO THE SLIK RIBBONS WOULDN'T BE SMASHED AND IT HAD TO HAVE A DESIGN THAT RELATED BOTH IN PERIOD AND SCALE TO THE CARD. THIS LITTLE SILVER FRAME WAS PERFECT, EXCEPT FOR THE COLOR. I CHANGED THE FINISH TO COMPLEMENT THE COLOR AND AGE OF THE CARD. THE BACKGROUND IS A LIGHTER BLUE SILK AND I USED MUSEUM GLASS TO ENHANCE THE VIEWING OF THE DELICATE EMBOSSING AROUND THE EDGES OF THE CARD. THE BLUE RIBBONS WERE CREASED AND FLATTENED, SO I CAREFULLY UNTIED THEM, PRESSED THEM GENTLY WITH AN IRON AND PRESSCLOTH AND THEN JUST AS CAREFULLY RE-TIED THEM.
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| A CLOSE-UP OF BEFORE AND AFTER OF THE FRAME FINISH. |
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