220 S. Wabash Ave. Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 431-9588
(312) 431-9588
Framed Building Rendering from 1916
Our client brought in an original building rendering from 1916 and our shop manager, Dana, designed a frame for it that was perfect for that period. She had to splice three Bainbridge 4435 Sumi Tatami Silk mat boards to mat the architectural drawing, since the inside of the frame was 32 1/8" x 81 3/4" and that mat board only comes in 32 x 40 size. The drawing to be matted had a mat opening of 26 1/8" x 75 3/4" and the mat had a 3" border on it. And, because our computerized mat cutter can only handle up to 60 x 40" mat boards, she had to go "old school" and partially dismantle a manual 48" wide Fletcher mat cutter (the kind we used decades ago for all our mat cutting before the invention of the CMC or Computerized Mat Cutter) in order to be able to cut it. This is why she has earned the MCPF rating from the Professional Picture Framers Association. MCPF stands for "Master Certified Picture Framer." There are only 7 or 8 dozen of them all told in the USA.
The frame she used was a Larson-Juhl 538120 "Dresden Black Umber" that is 3" wide with a silver lip. The glazing used is Tru-Vue Optium Museum Acrylic, which is nearly invisible, since it has an anti-reflective coating, will not allow the artwork to fade (99% u/v filter), is anti-static (unlike all plexiglass or acrylic) and has a scuff resistant coating. It weighs half as much as glass and will not shatter. This is the most perfect glazing possible for a frame this size (or any frame for that matter).
So as you can see, size is not an impediment to what we frame these days. Dana has undertaken many oversize projects over the years and shows, when they are completed beautifully, why she is a Master Certified Picture Framer. And this is why you come to an experienced custom framing shop like ours.
Photos by Brian Flax, CPF
Framing designed and executed by Dana L, Fisher, MCPF
Images courtesy of our client James C.
Our client brought in an original building rendering from 1916 and our shop manager, Dana, designed a frame for it that was perfect for that period. She had to splice three Bainbridge 4435 Sumi Tatami Silk mat boards to mat the architectural drawing, since the inside of the frame was 32 1/8" x 81 3/4" and that mat board only comes in 32 x 40 size. The drawing to be matted had a mat opening of 26 1/8" x 75 3/4" and the mat had a 3" border on it. And, because our computerized mat cutter can only handle up to 60 x 40" mat boards, she had to go "old school" and partially dismantle a manual 48" wide Fletcher mat cutter (the kind we used decades ago for all our mat cutting before the invention of the CMC or Computerized Mat Cutter) in order to be able to cut it. This is why she has earned the MCPF rating from the Professional Picture Framers Association. MCPF stands for "Master Certified Picture Framer." There are only 7 or 8 dozen of them all told in the USA.
The frame she used was a Larson-Juhl 538120 "Dresden Black Umber" that is 3" wide with a silver lip. The glazing used is Tru-Vue Optium Museum Acrylic, which is nearly invisible, since it has an anti-reflective coating, will not allow the artwork to fade (99% u/v filter), is anti-static (unlike all plexiglass or acrylic) and has a scuff resistant coating. It weighs half as much as glass and will not shatter. This is the most perfect glazing possible for a frame this size (or any frame for that matter).
So as you can see, size is not an impediment to what we frame these days. Dana has undertaken many oversize projects over the years and shows, when they are completed beautifully, why she is a Master Certified Picture Framer. And this is why you come to an experienced custom framing shop like ours.
Photos by Brian Flax, CPF
Framing designed and executed by Dana L, Fisher, MCPF
Images courtesy of our client James C.
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