"Olde Frames" ??

[Terry Ellis]

Have been doing a few old photos lately (mine and customers)and the thought struck me (usually it's my wife, but thats another story). Are there any guidelines, other than "Gee! that looks old fashioned" to the apropriate style of moulding to suit different periods? Somebody surely must have published a book entitled "Popular Picture Frames for Particular Periods" vol 1-4, or similar. Something covering 10 year spans, allowing for geographic variation, giving 2 or 3 examples in both cheap and more affluent price ranges sounds usefull. Then we could really nail down (V nail that is) our educated choice of frame.

If no one has written this book yet maybe thats a project for somebody during the Xmas break! Look forward to seeing it published in the new year.

PS Welcome any royaltys, remuneration, kickbacks or failing that, money for suggesting aforesaid learned tome.

 

[BUDDY]

Terry;
Try the Frame In America by I belive Bill Adair.
BUDDY

[This message has been edited by BUDDY (edited 12-06-1999).]

 

[Lance E]

A book of info like that would need to be fairly broad to account for different cultures also, maybe an Oz version would be nice when you're not busy?
By the way, what is a christmas break???

 

[Bruce McElhaney]

We do a lot of photo framing, both old and new, and from what I can see, most anything goes, most likely it's always been that way. Most older frames followed the popular furniture styles of their time. I've seen many ornate older classical style frames, as well as simplistic Shaker and Arts & Crafts/Mission styles a 100 years old. But ornate were more widespread. Art Nouveau was and still is, very popular today. Many older frames were darker woods. Gold, Silver/Gold combination and Silver styles were popular with B & W and Brown toned Photos. Black frames are a good alternative. Oval frames, especially with convex oval glass was yeaterday's status symbol for quality photo portraits.