To frame or not a piece with provenance

I brought a Sean Connery signed bank deposit slip from the 1960s. He signed the back of the slip (the blank) part. it comes with a letter that recounts the story of how he came into the bank and it got signed. 

My question is, do I get this framed/matted or leave it as is? 

part of me says leave it alone as it adds to the story and history, once it’s in a frame you lose that. The other part of me says it doesn’t really matter and having a photo to go with a graph is a nice presentation.

 Wondering your thoughts.  See pics

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on February 21, 2020 at 4:42am

How did you visualize this piece when you first glanced at it? Follow your vision. You can easily mat it in a manner which does not damage the deposit slip. It would look terrific properly matted and framed for display.

Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on February 21, 2020 at 7:49am

My concern is the written provenance story may take the focus away from the actual signed item. If you want to preserve provenance, the framer can mount an envelope to the back of the frame... put the provenance story in that to keep them together.

Permalink Reply by Mike Shepherd on February 21, 2020 at 8:27am

Steve took the words right out of my mouth.  Mount the letter of provenance on the back of the frame in a clear envelope.

Permalink Reply by 80son8 on February 21, 2020 at 12:03pm

Great ideas guys. 

thanks 

this was the most expensive piece for me so far, I want to do it right.

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