Walnut Plaque with Filigree at All Four Corners

A walnut plaque is a flat wall-mounted award with a metal engraving plate, while acrylic and crystal awards are freestanding pieces meant for a desk or shelf. The lettering on this walnut plaque is laser engraved into a black brass plate, so the text reads as metal contrast instead of the frosted etch used on glass and acrylic. Wood also hides fingerprints and light scuffing better than clear acrylic in a lobby or hallway display.

You can engrave a recipient name, award title, company logo, date and a short citation line on the black brass plate. Laser engraving holds fine serif text and vector logo lines at plate size, so longer award titles stay readable. Send logo artwork as a vector file for clean edges. The engraving stays on the plate only, so the wood border and corner detailing are left unmarked.

Production takes five working days from artwork approval. The clock starts when you approve the proof, not when the order is placed, so fast proof sign-off is the surest way to hit an event date. Shipping transit time is added on top of those five production days.

Walnut plaques are used most often for retirement and years-of-service awards, employee-of-the-year recognition, sales achievement awards, board and donor recognition, academic honors, and civic or association awards. The wall format suits offices, lobbies and boardrooms where an award stays on permanent display rather than being packed away. Organizations that repeat the same award each year often reorder the identical plaque so the display wall stays consistent.

Yes, every plate is engraved individually, so each plaque in an order can carry a different name, title or date. Send the full recipient list with your artwork so all plates are proofed in a single approval round and the production clock starts once for the whole order. Quantity minimums and per-unit pricing are confirmed on your quote.

Wipe the wood with a dry or barely damp soft cloth, then dry it immediately. Avoid ammonia glass cleaners, silicone furniture polish and abrasive pads, which can dull the wood finish and streak the engraved plate. Hang the plaque away from direct sunlight and heating vents, since both fade walnut over time.

Custom walnut plaques are quoted per order rather than sold at one flat rate, and the per-unit cost drops as order quantity rises. The main price factors are quantity, engraving setup, how much copy and logo detail goes on the plate, whether each unit carries different text, and your shipping speed. Send your quantity and artwork to get an exact per-unit figure.

No environmental or safety certifications are published for this walnut plaque, so we do not claim FSC sourcing or similar third-party marks. The plaque is a decorative wall award with no food-contact or skin-contact requirement. If your recognition program requires documented certification, ask before ordering and we will check what current documentation exists.