The Saskia — Oval Ripple Frame

The first oval ripple molding scraped from solid hardwood.

Ripple molding has been cut in straight runs since the Dutch Golden Age — a knife drawn along hardwood until the wave is scraped into the surface. Curved ripple has only ever been imitated in compo: cast paste pressed into a mold and bent around the bend. This frame's oval sight edge is cut, not cast, in solid maple over a poplar body.

Named for Saskia van Uylenburgh, Rembrandt's wife, whom he painted in an oval more than once.

The outer profile is an octagon carrying a second run of ripple; the inner sight edge is a true oval. Finished in deep black. Signed on the back by the maker.

9 × 12

• Panel size: 9" × 12"
• Sight edge: 8¾" × 11¾" oval
• Five available from the first batch — further orders ship with the next batch

11 × 14

• Panel size: 11" × 14"
• Available to pre-order — ships with the next batch

Both sizes

• Body: poplar · Ripple: maple
• Outer shape: octagon · Sight edge: oval
• Finish: deep black
• Handmade one at a time by Tom Matthews, Eaton NY