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THE DECLARATION OF ARBROATH

The DECLARATION OF ARBROATH - GOLD metallic print editions - Pearl

A historic framed fine-art edition of the Declaration of Arbroath — the original Gold Metallic C-Type Pearl series, retained online as a collector archive.

ORIGINAL GOLD METALLIC C-TYPE EDITION — PRODUCTION CONCLUDED

HISTORIC FUJI PEARL PREMIER METALLIC / CHROMOGENIC PROCESS

FRAMED COLLECTOR SERIES — 700 COPIES PER EDITION SIZE

CURRENT SUCCESSOR — BURNISHED GOLD FINE ART EDITION

This page is the historical record of the original Declaration of Arbroath Gold Metallic C-Type Pearl Edition. It is no longer in production and cannot be ordered as a new framed work.

The specialist metallic C-Type production route on which this edition depended became unavailable. Rather than quietly substitute a different paper or print process inside an existing numbered edition, Steven Patrick Sim concluded the original publication and created Burnished Gold as a separate successor.

VIEW THE CURRENT BURNISHED GOLD — PEARL →

The original Pearl edition — at a glance

Historic publication: original framed Gold Metallic C-Type series associated with the 700th-anniversary period
Pearl character: the brightest and warmest presentation of the original Gold Metallic family
Original print process: digital chromogenic / C-Type photographic print on Fuji Pearl Premier Metallic paper
Original presentation: dry mounted to a rigid panel and professionally framed with a warm bronze-toned mount with a black frame
Glazing: specialist reflection-control glass
Three historic sizes: Small / 75%, Medium / 85% and Large / life-size; each size formed its own edition of 700 certified copies
Authentication: numbered certificate and serialised hologram system
Supporting material: a twenty-page English and Latin booklet with seal information and historical notes

Historic Pearl Quick View:
View the archived Quick View Gallery

Other original colourways:
View Black Onyx | View Pewter

Why production was concluded

The physical identity of this edition depended on a specific combination of metallic photographic paper, C-Type exposure and chemical processing, rigid mounting, specialist framing and glass. Once the metallic C-Type production route was no longer available, changing to a different paper and pigment-print process would have changed the nature of the numbered edition itself.

The original Gold Metallic C-Type Edition remains what it was. Burnished Gold is its successor — not a substituted continuation.

Historic Pearl galleries

These galleries are retained as a record of the original physical series. They show the historic size options, the print outside its frame, the framed presentation, the original certificate, metallic surface detail and the supporting booklet.

Please note: these photographs show the original Fuji Pearl C-Type edition and its framing. They do not depict the current Hahnemühle Burnished Gold print.

Historic print process & framing specification

The original edition was produced as a digital chromogenic / C-Type metallic photographic print. The image was exposed onto Fuji Pearl Premier Metallic paper using a professional LightJet workflow and chemically developed as a continuous-tone photographic print.

Metallic photographic surface: created the smooth reflective character associated with the original series
Silver-halide photographic process: a true chromogenic photographic print rather than pigment inkjet
Rigid mounted finish: dry mounted to a flat panel before framing
Framed presentation: a warm bronze-toned mount with a black frame, under specialist reflection-control glass

This specification is retained for historical accuracy. It is not the specification of the current Burnished Gold successor.

Historic size, edition & final published price

Historic size & scale	Approx. framed dimensions	Edition & final price
Small 75%	730 × 815 mm 29 × 32 in	700 certified copies £495
Medium 85%	800 × 900 mm 31.5 × 35.4 in	700 certified copies £650
Large / life-size 1:1	900 × 1010 mm 35.5 × 40 in	700 certified copies £795

The prices shown above are the final published 2026 prices for the complete framed Gold Metallic C-Type artwork before production concluded. They are retained as part of the historical record and are not current selling prices.

Certificate, hologram & booklet — historic series

The original framed edition was issued with a numbered certificate, serialised hologram authentication and a twenty-page English and Latin booklet. The archive galleries remain online as a record of that presentation system.

Copies already issued remain part of their original numbered editions. Ending production does not change the identity or provenance of those collector pieces.

The current successor — Burnished Gold Pearl

The current Pearl publication keeps the visual idea of the Declaration illuminated through metallic light, but the physical artwork has been rebuilt from the ground up:

Hahnemühle Photo Rag Metallic 340 gsm instead of the historic C-Type photographic paper
Epson UltraChrome Pro12 pigment printing on an Epson SureColor SC-P7500
Printed, numbered and certified in Arbroath by Steven Patrick Sim
Collector Edition and Life-Size Edition, each independently limited to 1,320 copies
Supplied unframed and protected in a wide-diameter transit tube
New Certificate of Authenticity and paired serialised hologram system

The Burnished Gold successor is deliberately supplied unframed. This makes the artwork much more practical to deliver within the UK and internationally, avoids the difficulty of transporting a large glazed frame, and leaves the final framing choice with the collector. At the time of this archive update in August 2026, the current Pearl Collector Edition is £199 and the Life-Size Edition is £299, including VAT.

Collectors who prefer a presentation similar to the historic framed series may arrange professional conservation framing independently. Aizle Framing, Balfron, who framed the original series, remains one option. If preferred, Steven can also coordinate delivery of the unframed artwork directly to a chosen framer when arranged before ordering.

EXPLORE BURNISHED GOLD — PEARL →

This archive remains online with thanks to the collectors who supported the original Gold Metallic publication.

Copyright, permission & provenance

The manuscript reproduced within the original edition is the Declaration of Arbroath, dated 6 April 1320, held by National Records of Scotland under reference SP13/7. The manuscript image was reproduced in accordance with written permission confirmed by National Records of Scotland.