Guide to Shipping & Handling – part 2
July 27th, 2009 -- Posted in Shipping | No Comments »3. To ensure the timely receipt and return of images, borrowers are recommended to allow one week for shipping in either direction.
4. The photo collection is printed on hahnemühle paper, a museum-quality, archival fine art paper. The conditions of use and storage that best supports the quality of this paper is a temperature of 10 to 30°C (50°C – 86°F) at a relative humidity of 35 to 65%. There is no lamination on the printed collection, so the surface of image is susceptible to abrasion. Do not store the photos near sharp, unstable, or liquid objects. Do not store the photos in direct sunlight because the ink is susceptible to change.
5. When the collection is not in use, keep the photos individually covered in glassine paper and in the polyester bag. The borrower of the photos should ensure that the photos arrive covered in glassine paper and be returned in the same conditions as they were received.
6. Wrapping instructions: All photos will arrive covered and protected by a single sheet of glassine paper and encased in a polyester bag. Glassine paper is intended for general conservation use, and will help prevent surface scratches, fading, and add protection. Photographs must travel and be returned in the same conditions in which they arrived. Do not tape or add tape to any of the materials.
