packing & crating services for fine...

Comprehensive Fine Art Services since 1972

Packing & Crating

Services for Fine Art

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Marshall Fine Arts has been packing and

crating works of art for more than 40 years.

We have extensive knowledge of materials

and appropriate packing techniques.

We have deep experience in crate and case

making for all forms and sizes of art objects.

We have a complete woodworking shop with

additional facilities for painting and metal

fabrication.

Packing and Crating Services

Soft Packing for Shuttle Transfer

One-way and Two-way Crates

Open Slat or “Birdcage” Crates

Corrugated Cartons

Crate Retrofits & Repairs

Ocean Container Packing / Unpacking

Travel Pack / Cavity Pack

Foamcore Cases

Travel Frames / Slot Crates

Brace Crates for Large Sculpture

Hand-carry Courier Crates

On-site Packing

Economical Packing and Crating Museum-Quality Travel Crates

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Standard Crate Specifications

3/8” MDO Covers

¾” Plywood Sides & Ends

1x4 Battens

Tyvek Crate Liner (optional)

2x3 Skids

Screw Closures on Cover

Wooden Handles

3/8” or ½” MDO Covers

1x6 Battens

Tyvek Crate Liner

4x4 Skids

Cover Gasket with 5/16” Bolt and Plate Closures

Metal and/or Wooden Handles

All Corners and Edges Routed

Painting or Clear Coat on request

One-way / Two-way Crates Museum-Quality Travel Crates

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Economical Packing & Crating

Soft Packing for Local Transit

Slat Crates

One-way Crates

Crate Retrofits and Repairs

Corrugated & Custom Cartons

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Museum-Quality: Tray Packs 6

Museum-Quality: Cavity Packs 7

Museum-Quality: Foamcore Cases 8

Museum-Quality Travel Crates

Travel Frames Slot Crates

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Museum-Quality: Brace Crates 10

Special Projects: Metal Fabrication 11

Special Projects: Cradles and Skids 12

History

Marshall Fine Arts was established in 1972, making it one of the oldest and most experienced providers of fine art services in the country.

Over those 40 years, the company has developed a consistent reputation for quality, inventiveness and the safe, appropriate handing of art.

Marshall offers a comprehensive range of fine art services:

Crating and case making

Art handling

Packing

Installation

Storage

Transportation

Rigging

Sculpture movement and installation

Artwork assembly

Marshall maintains a fleet of the largest art-focused vehicles and equipment in the Northeast.

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Client Base

American Folk Art Museum American Museum of Natural History Asia Society

Asian Art Museum (San Francisco) Brooklyn Museum of Art China Institute

deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum Deutsche Bank Discovery Times Square

Fogg Art Museum Grounds for Sculpture Guild Hall

Guggenheim Museum Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Hispanic Society

Japan Society Jewish Museum Kimbell Art Museum

Lincoln Center Long Island Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art Morgan Library Museum of Fine Arts (Boston)

Museum of Modern Art Museum of the City of New York Nassau County Museum of Art

New-York Historical Society New York Public Library Newark Museum

Parrish Art Museum PepsiCo Philadelphia Museum of Art

Princeton University Art Museum Roy Lichtenstein Estate / Lichtenstein Foundation Rubin Museum of Art

Smithsonian Institution U.S. National Park Service Wadsworth Atheneum

Whitney Museum Wildenstein Gallery Yale University Museum of Art

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Crating Portfolio

Crating Portfolio 16

Crating Portfolio 17

Crating Portfolio 18

Crating Portfolio 19

Crating Portfolio 20

Crating Portfolio 21

Crating Portfolio 22

Crating Portfolio 23

Crating Portfolio 24

Art Packing Portfolio

Packing Portfolio 26

Packing Portfolio 27

Packing Portfolio 28

Packing Portfolio 29

Packing Portfolio 30

Packing Portfolio 31

Packing Portfolio 32

Packing Portfolio 33

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We appreciate the opportunity to familiarize you with the capabilities and inventiveness of Marshall Fine Arts.

Please contact us if you have any questions or would like to discuss the handling of any object.

Contacts: Marshall Didier

Louise Didier

John Bath

Telephone: (631) 274-0091

Website: www.MarshallFineArts.com