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A signed jersey, a championship medal, or a grandfather's service ribbons deserve more than a drawer. A custom shadow box frame holds three-dimensional keepsakes securely behind glass, at the right depth, so they stay protected and stay seen. At West Coast Frames, we have been building frames by hand since 1928, and shadow boxes are one of the most requested — and most personal — pieces we make.
A shadow box is a deep frame with space between the glass and the backing, letting you mount and display objects that have thickness — jerseys, medals, pins, baseballs, ticket stubs, and memorabilia — rather than flat photos or prints. The depth is what separates it from a standard picture frame.
Mass-produced shadow boxes come in a handful of fixed depths and sizes, so a bulky jersey gets crushed against the glass or a thin medal floats in dead space. Because every custom frame we build is made to your exact object, the mounting, matting, and depth fit the piece — not the other way around. That fit is what keeps memorabilia in the shape and condition it arrived in.
Autographs and fabric are fragile. We recommend acid-free matting and backing so the material does not yellow, and glazing that shields the signature from light. If your jersey carries a signature you want protected for decades, the same conservation approach we describe in our guide to protecting old photos from fading applies to fabric and ink as well.
Every shadow box is handcrafted in our Oregon workshop and shipped throughout the USA, so you do not need a local framer to get museum-quality work. You can preview mouldings and mats yourself in our Custom Frame Designer, or send us photos and measurements of the item and we will handle the layout. It is the same made-to-order process that leads designers and artists to choose our Oregon-made frames.
Price depends on size, depth, moulding, and mounting complexity — a single medal costs far less than a full jersey with a nameplate. Because we are a family-owned maker rather than a chain, our custom pricing typically comes in below mall framing shops for comparable quality. For an exact quote on your piece, contact our framing team with a photo and the item's measurements.
Whether it is one signed jersey or a wall of medals, we will build a shadow box sized to it and shipped to you. Start in the Frame Designer, browse our custom picture frame collection, or reach out for a custom quote — handcrafted since 1928, shipped nationwide.
Image note (Blog 1): In Media library search terms like shadow box, jersey, memorabilia, medal. If none, pick a deep-frame or 3D-object frame product photo. Set alt text: Custom shadow box frame displaying a signed sports jersey.