I apologize if this isn’t the correct community ask, but i was hoping for a bit of help getting this frame cleaned up.

My wife and I picked this piece up today. There’s some water damage and i’m wondering what the best way to clean the fabric matting would be or if we should get it replaced.

For those curious it looks like the artist is Edward Aldrich. We think its an oil painting and from the date we’re guessing its from 97.

Thanks everyone!

P.S. I took a look through the community and the art here is amazing!

  • Koopa_Khan@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I think that settles it for us, we’ll likely take it to a framers when we get home. I’m a bit scared to try and dismantle it myself.

    Thank you for the advice!

    • fakeman_pretendname@feddit.ukEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      Cool. Good luck!

      Just in case it’s interesting/relevant, it turns out I’ve got a couple of a similar type knocking around - in one case, the fabric is simply glued directly to the front of the inset, between the inner and outer moulding (the other one is a fabric coated mountboard between the work and the glazing).

      In this case, you’d just tear the fabric off (from the front), try and clean up some glue residue off the backing, then stick some freshly cut fabric in its place.

      Technically, you wouldn’t need unframe the work for that - but it’s still probably safer to do so.

      Anyway, let us know how you get on with the framers - and give us a before/after photo :)

      • Koopa_Khan@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        Thanks again, will do! I think we’re gonna try and get it in next week so I’ll keep you update when we get it wrapped up!