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Explore our complete studio inventory of handcrafted ready-made picture frames, acid-free Crescent Select® matboards, conservation Tru-Vue® acrylic glazing, archival foamboards, and kiln-dried gallery stretcher bars.
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1.25 Inch Black Frame Gallery Quality Wood Moulding
$42.00 - $670.00 -
1.25 Inch White Frame Gallery Quality Wood Moulding
$42.00 - $690.00 -
Gold Foil Finish Frame Gallery Quality Wood Moulding
$42.00 - $690.00 -
Silver Foil Finish Frame Gallery Quality Wood Moulding
$42.00 - $690.00 -
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Walnut Frame Gallery Quality Wood Moulding
$42.00 - $690.00 -
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Gallery Stretcher Bar 1.5 Deep Pre-Squared Kiln Dried Pine
$37.00 - $254.00 -
Gallery Stretcher Bar 1 Deep Pre-Squared Kiln Dried Pine
$37.00 - $254.00 -
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Ornate Antique Gold Frame Gallery Quality Wood Moulding
$67.00 - $1,020.00 -
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Ornate 2 Inch Gold Frame Gallery Quality Wood Moulding
$62.00 - $950.00 -
Complete Architect's & Collector's Guide to the Abbot Art Catalog
Since 1971, Abbot Art has manufactured museum-grade framing components under one roof in Farmingdale, NY. Explore our 6 Studio Frame Series, our 6 Foolproof Frame + Mat Combos, and our 4-Step Package Builder below.
Architectural Directory // All 20 Handcrafted Profiles
Explore the 6 Abbot Art Studio Frame Series
Every frame we manufacture belongs to one of six architectural collections. Find your artwork's ideal series below and click straight to the exact profile:
Series I // Warm Plein Aire Trio
Antique Gold Plein Aire Collection
Wide, inward-canted French Impressionist panels that direct warm golden light onto landscapes, portraits, and still lifes. Available in three distinct architectural silhouettes:
Best For: Warm oil & acrylic canvases, impressionist landscapes, botanicals & traditional studies.
Series II // Coastal Pewter & Noir Quartet
Burnished Pewter & Black/Gold Plein Aire
Cool hand-rubbed antique pewter for Atlantic seascapes and misty palettes, plus our dramatic Dutch Master Black & Gold Academy profile with a gilded sight-edge spotlight:
Best For: Ocean waves, coastal art, cool-toned oils, chiaroscuro portraits & executive walls.
Series III // Carved Historical Relief (6 Profiles)
The Ornate Museum Collection
Pattern-matched carved ornamental relief for Old World portraits, restored family photos, or high-contrast Architectural Digest juxtaposition around modern abstract canvases:
Width Guide: Choose 2.0" for large focal art, 1.75" for medium portraits/diplomas, and 1.25" for small studies.
Series IV // Architectural Hardwoods
American Walnut & Executive Mahogany/Gold
Grain-matched solid American Walnut for organic mid-century modern interiors, and our stately 2.125" Mahogany with a gilded inner lip—the #1 university diploma specification:
Best For: Family portraits, architectural photography, Ivy League/University diplomas, MD & JD degrees.
Series V // Chelsea Minimalist & Beaded Noir
Gallery Cap (Black & White) + 2" Beaded Black
Crisp 90-degree architectural lines in 1.25" Satin Black and 1.25" Gallery White for modern photography grids, plus our 2-inch Matte Black frame with subtle inner beading:
Best For: Black & white photography, modern giclées, symmetrical grid walls & coastal minimalism.
Series VI // Contemporary Metallic Foil Twins
Gold Foil & Silver Foil Gallery Series
Love the luminous glow of gold or silver leaf, but want a clean, uncarved contemporary wood profile? Our metallic foil twins bring modern glamour to prints and portraits:
Best For: Fashion & wedding photography, monochrome silver-gelatin prints, modern watercolors & abstracts.
Curator's Proven Recipes // Zero Guesswork
6 "No-Brainer" Frame + Matboard Designer Combos
Don't want to overthink color theory? Pick the recipe below that matches your artwork type—just select the same outer size for both the Frame and the Matboard:
Combo #1 // The Universal All-Rounder
1.25" Satin Black Frame + Pure White Mat
If you want one foolproof combination that looks like a million bucks on any photograph, print, poster, drawing, or modern artwork in any room, this is it. Used by 80% of New York photography galleries.
Add to Cart Recipe: Pick your Frame size + matching outer size Pure White Mat + Conservation UV Acrylic.
Combo #2 // The Warm Museum Heirloom
1.75" Ornate Gold Frame + Antique White Mat
Warm cotton rag papers, botanical prints, watercolors, and vintage family photos look harsh next to bleached white. Soften them with a warm Antique White cream mat inside our balanced 1.75" Ornate Gold frame.
Works Every Time For: Watercolors, vintage/restored portraits, botanical engravings & fine art prints.
Combo #3 // The Ivy League Diploma & Degree
2.125" Mahogany & Gold + School Color Mat
The gold inner lip echoes embossed university gold seals while rich mahogany matches executive offices. Pair with Marooned (Crimson/Burgundy), NYPD Blue (Navy), or Antique White.
Works Every Time For: University Bachelor's, Master's, JD, MD & PhD diplomas and professional licenses.
Combo #4 // The Architectural Digest Organic
American Walnut Frame + Wise Green or Cream Mat
When black feels too stark and gold feels too formal, natural American Walnut hardwood paired with a botanical Wise Green or Antique White mat brings effortless organic warmth to any living room.
Works Every Time For: Family portraits, landscapes, botanicals & mid-century modern rooms.
Combo #5 // The Monochrome & Coastal Silver
Silver Foil (or 2" Pewter) + Cloud Grey Mat
Cloud Grey makes the white highlights inside black-and-white photography pop with luminous clarity, while our Silver Foil or Ornate Pewter frame echoes cool silver-halide and coastal blue tones.
Works Every Time For: Black & white photos, wedding portraits, ocean photography & cool rooms.
Combo #6 // The Breathable Oil Canvas Sanctuary
Plein Aire Scoop w/ Linen Liner + 1" Stretcher Bar
Original oil paintings cannot sit behind glass or paper mats. Stretch your canvas on our 1-Inch Kiln-Dried Pine Stretcher Bar and drop it into our Gold or Pewter Scoop with an integrated woven Linen Liner!
Works Every Time For: Original oil paintings, acrylic canvases & exhibition canvas giclée prints.
All of our standard sizes are precision-calibrated to fit together seamlessly:
- For Works on Paper (Photos, Prints, Watercolors & Diplomas): Combine 1) a Ready-Made Picture Frame, 2) a matching outer-size Crescent Select® 4-Ply Archival Matboard, 3) a matching Acid-Free Archival Foamboard, and 4) Tru-Vue® 99% UV Acrylic Glazing.
- For Stretched Canvas Paintings (Oils, Acrylics & Canvas Giclées): Stretch your canvas onto our 1-Inch Deep Stretcher Bars and mount it unglazed inside one of our Plein Aire, Linen Liner, or Ornate Frames—or stretch onto our 1.5-Inch Deep Gallery Bars for a frameless 3D Gallery Wrap.
Need bespoke dimensions or turnkey art production? Explore our specialized studio divisions:
Need Custom Sizing, Giclée Printing, or Trade Fulfillment?
Every material in our catalog can be custom-engineered to your exact dimensions in our New York studio—or paired with our 12-color archival giclée printing and white-label drop shipping.