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• FacemountThe application of an optically clear adhesive directly to the face of a print and adhering it to a sheet of acrylic. The print is then backed with a rigid substrate such as dibond. A cleat is installed on the back for hanging, which then creates a frameless floating appearance of the(...)
• FadingLocalized or overall shifts in a pigmented surface that has occurred as a result of exposure to UV light.
• Fair Market Value (FMV)The price that property would sell for on the open market. It is the price that would be agreed on between a willing buyer and a willing seller, with neither party being required to act, and both having reasonable knowledge of the relevant facts. (IRS Pub 561).
• Faux BoisFrench for "false wood". It is the trompe-l'œil practice of a painted surface to imitate wood grain, or varying species of wood.
• Faux FinishA painting technique that emulates another surface or material.
• FederalTime period in American design usually classified between 1790-1830.
• FerruleThe metal or plastic cover that aligns and secures the adhered hairs together on the handle of a paintbrush.
• FestoonAn ornamental garland of fruit, foliage and flowers.
• FilletA narrow, decorative lengths of molding that can be installed along the site edge of a frame or liner, or along the edge of a mat opening.
• FinishThe color, leaf or coating that is applied to a frame.
• Finished Corner FrameA frame where the ornamentation and finish is applied after the frame has been joined, resulting in a frame where the miters are not visible at the corners.
• Flat StemA slender unadorned frame profile that has a flat narrow face. Also often referred to as a gallery frame or profile.
• Flight HolePerfectly round holes evident in a wood support that measure in diameter from 1/32”-1/8” caused from a borer beetle exiting the wood to continue its life cycle.
• Float FrameA style of frame for a gallery wrapped canvas print or original painting. The stretched painting is mounted to the L shaped profile from the back instead of engaged in the front like a standard frame. This allows for the painting to be set within the frame, with the edges revealed, for a(...)
• Float MountA mounting technique where the edges of the artwork are left uncovered by a mat board. This is typically done when the edges of the paper are decorative, deckled, or if the image extendes to the edge of the sheet. With this application the artwork appears to be floating on the mount within the(...)
• Florine Stettheimer(1871-1944) An American modernist painter, poet, set and costume designer who also designed frames for her artwork.
• FlutedA series of parallel incised lines that run perpendicular to the length of the rail. Often used to adorn a cove. In architecture it is a common vertical design element on columns.
• Fly LeafThe turning page of the end paper.
• FlyspecksA painted finish application of small specks of dark paint applied to imitate fly excretions on a surface to emulate an aged surface.
• FoamboardA light weight polystyrene board clad with clayloaded paper, or acid-free paper often used for backing boards in frames.
• FoliateA series of leaves or leaf like ornamentation
• FootThe bottom of the page.
• Fore EdgeThe front edge of the text block.
• FoxingReddish brown spots associated with mold growth or oxidation from small metallic components. The spots can vary in size and can be discrete or diffuse within the support.
• Frameway StudiosFrame shop in Chicago that served the artist industry from 1984 to 2009.
• FrassA fine dust or support material left behind from a feeding insect. Often is referred to having the appearance of sawdust.
• Frederic's Frame StudioFounded in 1965 by Frederick Baker and Erich Klein, the studio fabricated handmade frames on their premises located at 1230 West Jackson until they closed in 2018.
• FretworkOften incised in gesso, a continuous pattern of bands along a flat panel.
• Front CoverThe board that covers and protects the front of the text block.