This black shadowbox frame features a distressed open grain finish, with a textured gold inner lip that represents the look of a gold fillet. The 1 1/8” wide profile is mostly flat across the face, and the rabbet depth is 1 7/16”, giving this black shadow box frame versatility to achieve multiple design goals.
Whether you’re looking to float your art, such as a watercolor painting on deckled paper, or stack this frame with a fabric frame liner such as Linc-bk, this distressed black shadowbox frame has plenty of depth. For shadowbox designs, possible contents may include collectible spoons, stamps, postcards, travel souvenirs, wine corks, concert tickets, a christening gown, a marathon race bib and medal, and many other items.
Additionally, the look of this black shadowbox frame with a gold lip could be used in conjunction with traditional picture framing methods, to frame original paintings on canvas as well as matted works of art, prints, posters, mirrors, and antique maps.
Finally, consider a shadowbox-hybrid design for traditional media, in which a painting or photograph is matted as usual, but then shadowbox walls are added to the inside of the frame to extend the look of the mat in the depth dimension. Technically this is not a shadowbox design if nothing is floated; rather, the art is recessed, but the look of shadowbox walls is still enjoyed. A shadowbox-hybrid design is only possible with deep profiles such as this black shadowbox frame.
