Wall mount for heaving frame (13kg)

[mikecro]

I want to hang a painting that has been in the family for nearly 100 years.
It is heavy (13kg) and has downfacing "prongs"
I have been advised to look for relatively wide fittings for the wall allowing these to engage and support the painting.

What is the name of what should I be looking for please?
And any suggestions for why I should buy them?

Link to picture of prongs:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/2letnorc ... uplr6&dl=0

Mike

[vintage frames]

Period pictures like you describe are traditionally hung with brass chains from a picture rail or a brass rail.

Look on this company website -
https://www.frankscragg.co.uk/

They have all the fitting you should need. You can either hang with a chain from each of the "prongs" to the picture-rail, if you have one, or from an attached brass rail as shown on their site.

If you do buy from them. ask if they can supply the chains etc, unlacquered or how best to remove it.
Then you can 'antique' the chains and fittings with some antiquing fluid -
https://priorypolishes.co.uk/product/m ... id-black/

Dilute the fluid 50/50 with water so you get a more subtle effect.

[mikecro]

Thank you - especially for getting past my numerous typos

I have a whole tin of hooks for picture rails from our last house but our new 1960 house has no rails.
So chain it is. And I see they go up to 130kg!

Mike

[JKX]

If the chain is to be concealed behind the frame you could use coated stainless steel wire instead, but you’d probably have to buy a reel of it.

Whatever the breaking strain is, there’s the wall hooks to consider too. Use two, so the angle of the chain or whatever from them to the frame hardware, is about 60 degrees, and use rawlplugs.

I’d ideally look for something that could be fixed to the wall that those ‘J’ hooks would hang directly on to. That would be easy if the frame contents were flush with the frame and not proud of it like yours. Still possible though.

[vintage frames]

I think the idea is to hang the frame from two vertical chains, these attached to a brass rail above, a bit like a curtain pole.

[JKX]

If the chain is to be visible and that look is acceptable that would be great. Maybe a couple of those brackets on Scragg’s website at the bottom of the frame too.

[IFGL]

I would probably use strap hangers if it were mine, these hook directly onto hooks on the wall removing the need for wire or chain.

[JKX]

I would too. I thought the frame contents protruded too much, but looking again I don’t think they do, strap hangers are hinged so I think they’d be fine.