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Plate 13: Construction of a black setting for small displays, Part 1: selecting a sturdy shipping carton for a foundation
(This plate added FEB 2004)
HE sketch in Plate 12 shows a proposed photographer's setting constructed from three pieces of black matting board. In the sketch, the pieces are shown to be joined along their outside corners with heavy tape.
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The collector and the photographer quickly agreed, after discussing the sketch, that this proposed setting might lack rigidity.
They concluded that a better idea would be to provide a rigid corner-shaped foundation upon which to construct the setting. A sturdy carton, originally used to ship a heavy battery, was selected from the collector's small supply of empty shipping cartons. The collector always keeps on hand a limited quantity of used cartons in order to store pieces from his collection. Most of the collection is not on exhibit at any particular time. --more-- |
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In the accompanying photo, the shipping carton is shown placed upon the cabinet-top which will support the black photographer's setting. The illumination in this photo is provided by daylight (from the right) and a 60-watt incandescent bulb (from above).
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